Pumyat

A pumyat or  pumyaat (/poom-yaat/) is a traditional Meitei dress, worn by menfolk on special occasions. It is popularly worn in ceremonial occasions as a common dress in Manipur, North East India. It is mainly white in colour. Typically, a pumyat is a shirt with long sleeves. 

In Meitei culture, a pumyat should always pairs with a pheichom (pheijom). This is also a common to the wedding bridegrooms in Meitei matrimony, with the addition of a kokyet (headdress). It is slightly similar to the kurtas, worn by the mainland Indian menfolk.

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Category:Meitei clothing