Costumes of Bihar

Custumes of Bihar

Diversity can be experienced in every part and every object of the country. Same is the case with costumes in Bihar. Though the most of the population still remains in rural area the costumes wear by them are still traditional. The clothes for the people of different religions are a bit dissimilar. In case of Hindu men, they still prefer wearing dhotis with kurtas or shirts. Dissimilar is the trend with Muslims they like to wear dhotis which are also called as men petticoats or pyjamas with kurta.

Well for special occasions attiring up goes different. It’s specially stitched lavish sherwanis or kurtas with chudidar pyjamis which men wear. The most infested trend in Bihar is followed by Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs. They use attar (perfumes with lavish fragrance). The interested habit of men over there is wearing ornaments which include Bali and kundals. However the trend is shifted to beaded necklace.

Traditional and cultural values are implemented in every part of life. The women in Bihar also wear the traditional clothes. A unique hair parting is done by the married women in Bihar and with a filling of sindoor combining it with an ornament called tikri. Values are never forgotten by a Bihari women whether is a rural or an educated urban every one applies bindi on forehead with an elegant touch of kajal under the eyes. To smell well they even apply different flavor of soothing scented oils. Different methods like tattoo paintings and applying mehndi on hands foot are done by Bihari women to enhance there beauty and to look more appealing.