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Aatchala

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Aatchala

Aatchala

Term in Kantha embroidery, Bengal. With eight triangles or segments; term derived from aatchala, meaning eight-roofed. Chala refers to the sloping roofs of huts. Thus a roof can be dochala – with two segments, or charchala with four segments.