Ritual wear and faith
What is worn for worship and rites of passage in each tradition, described as those who keep it would describe it.
HinduPujas, weddings and festivals: red, yellow and green for the auspicious, white for mourning.27JainPlain cloth for worship, and the sarees of the Jain communities of Gujarat and Rajasthan.3BuddhistThe saffron, maroon and white cloth of festivals and the Buddhist communities of the Himalaya and the east.3MuslimThe Eid saree, the bridal gharara and sari of the Bengal and Hyderabad communities.7ChristianThe white and gold sari of Kerala, the Goan wedding, the Syrian Christian chatta and mundu.4ParsiThe gara, the embroidered Chinese-influenced sari, and the white sari of the navjote.0SikhPhulkari, bagh and the Punjabi bridal tradition.2Indigenous and tribalThe woven wraps and sarees of adivasi communities, from Jharkhand and Odisha to the north-east.6Other traditionsFolk and secular customs, and traditions that do not fit one faith.1