Traditional Himachal Dress

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TRADITIONAL HIMACHALI DRESS
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A Brief Introduction

• The traditional himachali dress of himachali
  folks are unique and different from the rest of
  the world. The himachali women wear ghaghri,
  lengthy kurta,  salwar and choli which is the
  shirt. The common identity of the people of
  Himachal Pradesh is the hand-woven outfits. The 
  head scarves among women are very famous in
  Himachal Pradesh. The footwear made of shrubs are
  helpful in keeping feet warm in extreme cold. The
  traditional himachali dress represents the great
  diversity of culture and religion.

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Women in traditional himachal dress
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The Tribals

• The main tribe of Himachal Pradesh is the Gaddis.
  They also dwell in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
  and belong to various castes such as Rajputs,
  Brahmins, Thakur, Rana and Dhangar/Gaderiya. They
  are shepherds by profession and thus have to bear
  the full brunt of the harsh weather conditions.
  To protect themselves from the weather, they wear
  special coats known as Cholas.

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The Gaddis in traditional dress
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Ornaments and Decorations

• The jewellery of Himachal Pradesh is unique and
  beautiful. Like many other areas the conventional
  style of outfits as well as putting on a costume
  contains ornaments for all areas of the body. The
  Oval-shaped exerciser anklets, iron-headed
  bracelets, locks ornaments, peepal-leaf-shaped
  temple ornaments, jewellery known as chandanhaars
  which can be described as a lot of lengthy silver
  stores linked by etched or enamelled silver
  plaques and jewellery with elements of the mother
  goddess are some of the wonderful pieces they
  usually create.

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The traditional ornaments
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Kullu Caps

• Himachali caps have become the new fashion
  statement everywhere. They are inseparable part
  of traditional himachali dress. Not only they are
  the repsentative of the himachali tradition, they
  can make one the style icon. Different colored
  hats captivate everyone at first site. The
  traditional cum fashionable head wear has
  produced its name from the place of its origin.
  Locally, it is known as as Kullu cap and it is an
  integral part of a regional man's outfit.

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Kullu Shawls

• Kullu has been well-known for its shawls with
  stunning geometric styles and brilliant lives.
  Previously, the Kulivi individuals used to
  incorporate simply shawls but after the
  appearance of Bushehari artisan from Rampur,
  Shimla area of Himachal Pradesh, the pattern of
  designed handloom came into lifestyle. Typical
  Kullu shawls have geometric styles on both ends. 

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Kullu Caps
Kullu Shawls
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Pashmina Shawls

• Pashmina Shawls are the symbol of himachali
  tradition and culture.Mostly, light colors, such
  as red, yellow, green, light red, lemon were used
  for making pattern and white, dark, grey or brown
  are used as the base in these shawls.

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Pullans

• Pullans are lawn shoes which are used as
  footwear.This shoes is made out of materials
  obtained from the debris of a crazy shrub,
  locally known as Bhang (Cannabis sativa
  Linn.).It is a handmade item mostly famous in
  higher areas of Inner and Outer-Seraj in the
  Jalori and Bashleo pass areas. They are the icons
  of traditional himachali dress.

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The Pashmina Shawls
Pullans
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