Anarkali hairstyles: side waves, half-up passa, low braid under a dupatta

Hair for a woman in an anarkali suit to a festival, a wedding function or an Eid dinner, chosen to sit with the flare and the dupatta. The nine pictures show soft side-swept waves over an embroidered neckline, a braided half-up style with a gold passa, and a low messy braid showing under a sheer dupatta. Type a direction, such as with jhumkas, to see the same styles in that direction.

• a look for a festival or an Eid dinner
• a choice between waves, a passa and a braid for a wedding function
• a reference for a hairdresser before a family event

Frequently asked questions

What is a passa?

A passa is a gold ornament worn in the hair, shown here fanned out at one side of a half-up style.

What is the difference between the three styles?

The waves fall to one side, the half-up style is braided back and pinned, and the braid sits low beneath a dupatta draped over the head.

Are these real people?

No. They are generated images of a model, styled as photographs.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.