Clothes

Men

Most Indians wear brightly coloured, often white, loose clothes because the weather is so hot.  Men wear a dhoti.  It forms a sort of loose trousers.  Some men wrap the garment around themselves like a skirt.

In the North of India, a lot of men wear long coats and trousers.  Men who's religion is Sikh, wear turbans on their heads.

Women

Many Indian ladies wear a sari.  If the women are wealthy their saris may be made from silk with the edges in gold silk.  In the north of India many of the women wear a full trousers with a long blouse and a veil.  The women wear a kumkum on their foreheads as a mark of beauty.