WOMEN'S TRADITIONAL CLOTHING-INDIA

India being a multi-cultural and multi-religious society has its own distinct traditional clothing for each and every state. It varies with region, religion and community. For instance phiran and poots in Kashmir, ghagra in Punjab, mundu in Kerala. Festival season marriage ceremony are the best ways to explore India and its culture and this is when one can find maximum Indians wearing their ethinic wear with a lot of pride.

Sari is the most traditional piece of clothing worn in India irrespective of religion and region. A sari is a long strip of multi coloure cloth seductively wrapped around the body. There are more than 80 recorded ways to wear a sari. The most common style is for the sari to be wrapped around the waist, with the loose end of the drape to be worn over the shoulder, baring the midriff.

Saree-draping styles

North & East India:

The main states covering North India are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Jammu
Kashmir and Punjab. Main states in East India are Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West
Bengal. Clothing in these parts of India are mostly paired with Choli (sort of a top) and a
long skirt called lehenga or

Indian youth performing a Punjabi traditional folk dance, the Giddha during Republic Day celebrations at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Amritsar on January 26.

pavada.In northern part of India Salwar Kameez is prevalent among women. Salwar is a type of loose trouser, which is worn with lose Kurta known as Kameez. This Indian dress is usually accompanied by Dupatta, a kind of veil used to cover head or bosom.

West India:

States covered under this part of India are Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharastra. The traditional dress of Indian women in these states is the colourful ghagra choli. The choli is
brightly embroidered, waist-length bare-backed blouses. Ghagras or lehengas are
gathered ankle-length skirts secured around the waist. The attire is completed by an odhni or dupatta draped across the neck or over the head. Saree is also another traditional dress of Gujarat but here the pallu is draped in front rather than over the shoulders.

South India:

South Indian dresses are known for its simple and graceful look. The four South Indian states, namely Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are famous for many reasons. Temples and the sarees of south India top this list. Although there are minor variations in the costumes and ways of wearing, the traditional dresses of South India do not vary too much.

People in chennai have different style of wearing depending on their age and marital status. Pattu-Sari for women, half-Sari for young, unmarried women and pattu  pavadai for little girls.