Achkan

An achkan (Hindi: अचकन, Urdu: اچکن), also known as baghal bandi, is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent.

[1] According to Shrar, the achkan was invented in Lucknow when India was being ruled by independent rulers (rajas, nawabs and Nizams).

The achkan, like the angarkha, was traditionally worn with a sash known as patka, kamarband or dora wrapped around the waist to keep the entire outfit in place.

Today, achkans are commonly worn by a groom during a wedding ceremony or other formal festive occasions in the Indian subcontinent.

In the Indian subcontinent, the achkan is generally worn for formal occasions in winter, especially by those from Punjab, Jammu, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad.