Traditional Dresses of Gujarat

The traditional Gujarati dresses for men include kediyu or kurta on the top and dhoti or chorno at the bottom. Women in Gujarat wear sarees or chaniyacholi. Recently, they have started wearing salwarkameez as well. Read in detail about traditional dresses of Gujarat:

Traditional Jewellery of Gujarati Women

A married woman in Gujarat wears Mangal Sutra, bangles, necklaces, earrings and nose rings. Unmarried women wear small balis (loop earrings) and may even get their nose pierced and wear nath (studded nose jewellery). Married women also wear bindi and sindoor. Traditional Gujarati jewellery is heavy, ornate and intricately crafted. Women even wear ornate tassel key rings around their waist.

Dresses For Special Ceremonies

Women wear chaniyacholi or ghagracholi with a kamarbandha. A kamarbandha is a coloured waistband. It may be made out of cloth or in a chain-like jewellery manner. The kamarbandha is worn over the chunni to keep the chunni from flying away.

Traditional Dresses of Kutch

The women of Kutch wear a special type of choli called abha or kanjari. Abha is a long piece of blouse which is decorated with mirror work and golden/silver thread work.

The men wear loose pants with short frock-like coats that are tied together with a string attached to the coat instead of buttons. They wear under long sleeved under jackets beneath the coat. They usually wear white coloured clothes with red or white coloured phento on their heads.

10 Places For Shopping In Gujarat

• 1. Dhalgarwad

  Famous For: Jewellery, Fabrics, Traditional Dresses

  Timings: 11:00 AM : 10:00 PM (All Days Open)

• 2. Sindhi Market

  Famous For: Textiles, Handicrafts

  Timings: 11:00 AM : 10:00 PM (All Days Open)

• 3. ManekChowk

  Famous For: Jewellery, Street Food, Fruit & Vegetable, Handicraft, Clothes

  Timings: 11:00 AM : 11:00 PM

• 4. LalDarwaja Market

  Famous For: Clothes, Electronics Items, Street Food

  Timings : 11:00 AM : 10:00 PM

• 5. Raipur Gate

  Famous For: Gujarati Farsans, Vegetarian Kebabs, Dhokla, Khandvi

  Timings : 11:00 AM : 11:00 PM (All Days Open)

• 6. Law Garden

  Famous For: Handicraft, Shopping Malls, Street Food, Accessories, Jewellery

  Timings : 5:30 AM – 11:30 PM

• 7. Ramakada Market

  Famous For: Wooden Toys, Painted Dandiyas, Christmas Trees, Diwali Lights

  Timings : 11:00 AM : 11:00 PM

• 8. Rander Road, Surat

  Famous For: Clothes, Sarees, Dress Material

  Timings: 11:00 AM : 10:00 PM

• 9. CG Road/ChimanlalGirdharlal Road

  Famous For: Shopping Malls, Traditional Shops, HandMade Painted Pottery, Garments

  Timings: 11:00 AM : 10:00 PM (All Days Open)

• 10. Fernandes Bridge

  Famous For: Old and New Books

  Timings: 11:00 AM : 10:00 PM