▁of ▁India ▁and ▁Nep al ▁ ▁worn ▁by ▁Ma ith il ▁people . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁honour ▁and ▁respect ▁and ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁Ma ith il ▁culture . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁style ▁The ▁Pa ag ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁pre - histor ic ▁times ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁plant ▁leaves . ▁It ▁exists ▁today ▁in ▁a ▁modified ▁form . ▁The ▁Pa ag ▁is ▁wore ▁by ▁the ▁whole ▁Ma ith il ▁community ▁. The ▁colour ▁of ▁the ▁Pa ag ▁also ▁car ries ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁significance . ▁The ▁red ▁Pa ag ▁is ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁b ride g room ▁and ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁under going ▁the ▁sacred ▁thread ▁rit uals . ▁Pa ag ▁of ▁must ard ▁colour ▁is ▁don ned ▁by ▁those ▁att ending ▁wed ding ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁the ▁el ders ▁wear ▁a ▁white ▁Pa ag . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁A ▁campaign ▁to ▁promote ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁pa ag ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁M ith il al ok , ▁a ▁M ith ila ▁cultural ▁pressure ▁group ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁Cal led ▁Pa ag ▁Bach au ▁Ab hi yan ▁( Save ▁the ▁Pa ag ▁Camp aign ), ▁M ith il al ok ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁proposed ▁symbol ic ▁we aring ▁of ▁the ▁gar ment ▁by ▁some ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁Bi har ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁also ▁with ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁head - d ress