Rajasthan Costumes are very attractive to compare with other traditional dresses. The Indian State of Rajasthan is the unity of colourful festivals, costumes and folk songs and dances. The Rajasthani traditional costumes are very colourful and quite different to the other traditional costumes of rest of the states. The weather conditions of the state bring to wear the myriad colours. The women folk wear more colourful clothes. Costumes for Men:
Dhoti is the main Rajasthan traditional dress to the men in Rajasthan. They are called bandia-angarkha and potia.The turban called Pagri, Pyjamas, Angarkha, Dhoti, Waistband (Patka) and Kamarbandh are integral clothing of men in Rajasthan. Costumes for Women:
Women of Rajasthan wear mainly Ghaghara, Choli and Odhani dresses. These costumes are in bright colours. Accessories
Beautiful Rajasthani jewelleries are designed uniquely and stylishly embellished with diamonds, emeralds and expensive stones. Men also wear earrings with a pearl necklace or gold chain, a thick and big bracelet is also worn around their neck. Females from tribes such as Meena, Gayari and Bhil put on different kinds of jewelleries. Females of Raikas and Rabaris adorn with beautiful silver jewelleries. A number of designs are related to natural elements such as moon, leaves, sun and flowers. Royal Clothing
Rajput kings loved to wear high-class dresses. Hence they were colorful and designer clothing. Rich materials were used to design royal cloths from Gujarat and Varanasi, and woven and embroidered Kashmiri shawls were preferred by Royal men and women. Footwear
Most of the shoes are designed from sheep, camel or goat, which are called as Mojaris or Jootis. These shoes are beautifully crafted with stunning embroidery over velvet or brocade