Hindu clothing
Lots of tourists, who are visiting India, decides to wear Indian clothes, much more suitable for the local climate than jeans and cotton T-shirts. The most famous Hindu garment is the sari, consisting of a single piece of fabric over a width 1 m and length 9 m. It lacks any clasps or buttons, no wonder then, that Western women have a lot of trouble wearing this exotic costume. A tight-fitting short blouse, which is put under a sari, he wants it. The final part of the fabric strip, draped on the shoulders, it is called pallavium or pallu.
Women living in Kashmir and Punjab wear loose fitting, voluminous harem pants, two salwar, and a vest, that is, long and wide tunics. This outfit is not only comfortable, but also considered very suitable, even festive. Similar to harem pants, but the slightly narrower pants are churidhar. They usually wear a shirt without a collar or with a stand-up collar, called curia. Both men wear these sweatshirts, and women (they are also known in the West).
Unlike women, which remain faithful to tradition, Western clothing is preferred by most Indians. Ads that target men are similar to these, which make life easier for the societies of Western countries. Traditional shirts and jackets are mainly made of domestic fabrics. Tourists shouldn't have trouble shopping, because the suits are made to measure, however, the local tailors do not always keep up with the latest fashion trends. Collarless jackets called "Nehru jackets" are selling very well, made of kliadi, fabrics produced in India. It is best to buy them in state department stores located in larger cities.
The southern garment called lungi is eagerly worn by women and men. It is a strip of fabric that is wrapped around the hips and worn like a sarong (rectangular piece of fabric wrapped around the hips – malay dress). Sometimes it can be raised a little bit, however, it is required, to be abandoned, when you are sitting, visits friends or enters the temple. Dhoti is very similar to lungi, but with this difference, that a strip of cloth was added to it, which stretches between the legs. Maybe, the outfit is comfortable, but he is far from elegance! Nevertheless, Hindus consider dhoti more festive than lungi. Pajama-style pants, worn by villagers, your message. The clothes look like regular striped pajamas, but they are considered daywear here, however, they are mainly worn by workers. So don't put them on, when going for a visit or visiting restaurants.
Clothes of the inhabitants of different regions of India, and adherents of different religions differ greatly. An example is bright shirts, made of hand-dyed fabrics, worn exclusively by Rajasthans, or Tibetan women's costumes with "top hats" and long men's coats resembling bathrobes, as one meets in La-dakh. Muslim women's costumes are much more modest and cover the body more tightly than these, that Hindu women wear. It is common to see women in the streets wearing traditional Muslim hooded coats called burkha.
Sport
The most popular sport in India is cricket. Game, full of mysterious and incomprehensible rules for the average viewer, it reflects the impossible nature of the Indians. In the season, when there are matches between foreign cricket teams, aimed at choosing a champion, in front of shop windows, on which there are televisions, crowds of people gather, and the streets are walking fans with a transistor radio by their ear. The matches with Pakistan arouse the most emotions, whose team has long rivaled the Indian team. Almost every Indian knows by heart the names of the players of the world's major cricket teams and treats the tourist with pity, who knows little about this sport. On the other hand, if someone is really into cricket, talking to Indians about this can be very interesting and educational.
Indians are also very successful in ice hockey; the Indian team is at the forefront of the world, several times she won gold medals at the Olympic Games. There are also football fans here, especially popular in Calcutta.