 Whereas the tehmat is of one colour and has no border, the laacha has a border and is variegated so that it has more than one colour.In modern usage, a short kurta is referred to as the kurti.However, traditionally, the kurti refers to upper garments which sit above the waist without side slits, and are believed to have descended from the tunic of the Shunga period (2nd century B.C.