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Baamar Galung Pancar Matahari
The name Ba'amar Galung Pancar Matahari is a wish for its wearer to "shine like the sun". The history of this traditional attire of the Banjar people of the South Kalimantan can be traced back to the 17th century, and is commonly worn as a wedding attire.
It is richly decorated with sequined embroidery called arguci in the shape of a dragon—a symbol of kindness, luck and power in the Banjar culture. Grooms would wear a traditional headdress called laung tinggi, which would be decorated with golden arguci for weddings, whereas brides would wear jasmine flowers in their hair on the big day.
It has been worn by several high-ranking officials of Indonesia, including the former President Joko Widodo and the former Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, etc.