Matched Sets for Classical & Folk Repertoire
Classical and folk costumes as matched sets across mixed sizes, to buy or rent. Send your size list on WhatsApp for stock and pricing.
Academies do not shop the way schools do. A school needs one costume per child for one evening; an academy needs a performance-grade set that survives a season — the same twelve costumes through weeks of rehearsal, a competition and a recital. With 15+ years and 400+ styles at our Krishna Nagar store, we build group orders around that. Everything here can be bought or rented in bulk, from ₹200.
Discounts apply to the retail price per piece:
10–49 pieces
15% off
Min. 10 of same costume
50–99 pieces
20% off
Mixed styles allowed
100–299 pieces
25% off
Dedicated coordinator
300+ pieces
30% off
Custom quote + priority packing
What a complete costume involves differs by form:
The stitched costume — blouse, fitted bottom and the pleated fan that opens at aramandi — plus hip belt, temple jewellery, salangai ankle bells and plait ornaments.
A long flared ghagra with choli and dupatta, or angarkha over churidar, with ghungroo. Flare decides everything: chakkar spins need a hem with real sweep and weight.
A stitched costume in ikat-patterned fabric with pleated fan, blouse and waist belt. Silver-toned filigree jewellery, a seenthi head ornament and a tahia crown on the bun complete it.
Close to Bharatanatyam but with a wider fan and lighter drape, since the form travels and jumps more. Temple jewellery, ankle bells and a decorated plait.
Bhangra: kurta, tehmat, waistcoat, turban with fan, tassels, rumal. Giddha: kurta-suthan with dupatta, paranda and jhumka. Drawstrings and seams take a season of punishment.
A mirror-work chaniya with strong flare, fitted choli and an odhani pinned to survive spins — plus oxidised jewellery and dandiya sticks.
Ghagra, choli and odhni in bandhani or leheriya; dhoti-kurta with a bright safa. Ghoomar and kalbelia need maximum sweep, so size to the dancer.
Daaman, kurti and chunder with heavy neck and head jewellery for women; kurta-dhoti with a pagdi for men.
Mekhela chador in off-white with red-and-gold borders and a gamosa; men wear dhoti-kurta, and a japi works as a prop.
The nine-yard nauvari saree draped kaccha-style so the legs stay free, with nath, mundavalya, Kolhapuri saaj and a gajra-wrapped bun.
Ten dancers of different heights should still read as one line from the audience — same colour, same border, only the fit changes. Send a plain size list: age or height per child, S/M/L/XL for adults, and the count per size.
Stage light changes fabric: under strong front light pastels wash out and fine detail dies past the third row, which is why performance costumes lean on saturated colour, contrast borders and reflective zari or mirror work. Movement is the second constraint — spins, ghoomar circles and Bhangra jumps all load waist drawstrings, armhole seams, hems and pleat stitching. Tell us how many rehearsals a costume must survive, because rehearsal wear finishes costumes long before the performance does.
For a single competition or one recital item, renting keeps the per-dancer cost down and leaves nothing to store. Buying pays off when an item repeats across a season or is re-cast each year. Many academies do both — buy the signature items, rent the rest.
Season pushes every academy toward the same styles in the same weeks. Book early and plan the season in one enquiry rather than item by item — a larger order reaches a better tier and keeps the colour lot consistent.
A costume is only finished once the jewellery is on. Ankle bells, temple and oxidised sets, head ornaments, belts, dupattas and turbans count toward the same quantity tiers, and mismatched jewellery reads more clearly from the audience than a slightly off fabric shade. Browse accessories, dance dress and state costumes.
From 10 pieces: 15% off on 10–49 (min. 10 of one costume), 20% off from 50 with mixed styles, 25% off from 100, and 30% off on 300+.
Yes — the most common academy order. Send the style and a size list; we pack one colour across sizes, ages 3–14 for children and S to XL for adults.
Rent a one-off item — low per-dancer cost, nothing to store. Buy when it repeats across a season or is re-cast each year. Both start from ₹200.
As early as your calendar allows. Season concentrates demand on the same styles in the same weeks, so early confirmation protects a full matched set in one colour lot.
Yes — ankle bells, temple and oxidised jewellery, head ornaments, belts, dupattas and turbans. They count toward the same quantity tiers, so order them with the costumes.
Porter or Rapido across Delhi NCR, or collect from the Krishna Nagar store, open daily 10 AM–9:30 PM. Above ₹10,000 a 30% advance applies; balance by cash or UPI.
Other bulk buyers we supply
Schools, resellers, and the Delhi wholesale costume market. Unsure? Contact us.
Store Address
S64, South Anarkali, Som Bazar, Krishna Nagar, Delhi 110051
+91 93113 65366 — Open daily 10 AM – 9:30 PM