We are one country which has the wealth of diverse traditions and culture. With uniqueness in the form of languages, food and attire, we are the nation that can boast of unity in diversity with pride.

2. We are one country which has the wealth of
diverse traditions and culture.With
uniqueness in the form of languages, food
and attire, we are the nation that can boast of
unity in diversity with pride. Let us have a
look at some of our traditional dresses of
India which have become popular globally as
well.

3. Saris have seen an evolution
with the diverse styles it
offers.The most popular
types are banarasi sari,
kanjivaram sari, silk sari,
pochampalli sari, patola sari
etc.The draping style varies
across the country; some
drape it with the pallu on
front and some with
thepallu on back.This attire
gives woman an elegant
touch.

4. In the list of famous traditional
dresses of India, this is the
famous dressing combination
well adapted across the nation.
Some might replace
the salwar withchuridar and
the kameez length can vary from
short kurti’s to ankle
length anarkalisuits.This was
primarily the traditional dress of
people from Himachal Pradesh,
Punjab and Haryana.

5.  Ghagra or Lehenga Choli is
commonly worn by people
from Gujarat and Rajasthan.
There are different forms of
this attire that are worn; one is
the embroidered version
which is worn during wedding
ceremonies and the other is
mirror
embellished ghagra worn
during the festive time of
Navratri. Donned with
the odhni this attire becomes
more graceful.

6. Sherwani is a coat like
attire worn by men. It is
traditionally worn on
formal occasions by
men primarily of
Northern descent.
Another variation of it is
the Achkan, a knee
length jacket.

7. A replacement of the ghagra
is sharara or gharara which
is a loose pleated
embroidered trouser. It is
worn commonly along with
a long kameez and a
dupatta. It is the
traditional Lucknowi attire
which originated during the
era of the Nawabs.

8. This traditional dress of
Mizoram is worn by
women during festive
occasions or marriage
ceremonies. It is worn
along with kawrechi,
blouse for the girls,
while performing the
famous Bamboo dance.

9. This traditional dress of
Kashmir is a full length
gown which is mostly
worn during winter and
is popular form of
dressing amongst both
men and women.

10. Dhoti is mainly worn by
villagers of India.
However we nowadays
see men wearing dhoti
in combination
with sherwani during
wedding ceremonies as
well. One can see men
wearing dhoti across
India.

11. This traditional attire of
India is most commonly
worn in South India.
They are made of silk or
cotton and are a good
respite from the summer
heat. Most traditional
ceremonies see men
dressed up in lungis, not
to forget the famous
bhangra dance where
the dancers look
spellbinding in the lungi.

12. Worn by men, the kurta-
pyjama is worn across India.
Be it a festive occasion or
tradition ceremonies,
the kurta is worn along with
either
the pyjama or churidaar.
The other variety of this
attire is the pathani
suit (most commonly seen in
Srinagar), which has become
the fashion trend lately.