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The commonest type of dress worn by males in
rural areas consists of cotton drawers called 'chorno' and a short
'kediyu' or 'angarakhu' covering the upper part of the body. Most of the
people especially agriculturists still continue to put on the typical head
dress, thickly folded 'phento' or turban.
Women in villages put on 'chaniyo' the coloured petticoat often
embroidered with 'abhala' or glass pieces, a similarly embroidered blouse
or bodice called as 'choli' or 'polku' along with 'odhani', a coloured
piece of coarse cloth covering the body and the head. Elderly males of
higher classes put on 'dhoti' (waist cloth) and 'kafani' or 'peharan'
(shirt). 
Gujarati males generally wear dhoti, long or short coat and turban cap.
Nowadays, pants are becoming common instead of dhoti. The women wear sari
and blouse. Parsi males wear pants, long coat and a headgear. The Parsi
women's clothes are identical with those of the Hindu women with a slight
difference marked by long sleeves of the blouse and a scarf on the head.
ORNAMENTAL EMBELLISHMENTS
Ornaments are used by both males and females since ancient times. In the
past, certain ornaments were commonly used. These included 'kanthi' worn
round the neck, silver 'kandora' worn round the waist and a 'Vinti' (ring)
worn on one or more of the fingers. Women in rural areas generally put on
heavy silver ornaments.