Traditional Rajasthani Man Wear
Rajasthan a mosaic of landscape and terrain each of singular beauty whether it is dunes of desert or forested hills. The people of Rajasthan are perhaps the most colourful – their history, religion, music and dance, arts and crafts remain vibrantly alive and active.
Rajasthan male is quite a peacock. Every inch of splendid frame is superbly ornamented from stiff starched furl of his saffron or a shocking pink turban to the tips of tunned up toes of his traditional jootis.
Angarakha & Dhotis
The dress of Rajasthani male are well versed and well cut from top to bottom. It goes with the climatic conditions of the state. The upper portion is covered mainly with the angarakha or achakan. Angarakha is of two types: frock style and waist length kamari angarakha and long angarakha that reaches below ones knees.
Dhoti or pajama is the lower garment which make up the male outfit. The dhoti is long cotton cloth which is to be perfectly tied.
People of royal families and upper class used to wear “patka”1.5by 1m cloth that was kept on the shoulder or worn around the waist to tuck in the weapons in the medieval period. Nowdays it is obsolete.
Turbans (head cover) of different colours is used mostly on all occassions and ceremonies. There are different styles and pattern of turban each denoting class, culture and region of the wearer.
Royal costume in Rajasthan reflects regal taste of the state, but now with passage of time most trends have pushed the dressing style of male costume limited to shirt and trouser. Although the general masses (villagers) still continue the olden traditional wear.
One says “There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us and not we wear them. We may make them take the mould of arm and chest cover but they would mould our hearts ,our brains our tongues to their likings.”
Rajasthan Men Clothing – Kurta, Turban & Big Mustache
Traditional Clothing For Rajasthani Women
