Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s2.t1.91

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c7.s2.t1.91

Among other general features of Hindu dressing : People usually went bare headed and bare-footed. A *dhoti* or a single sheet of long cloth below the waist was a sufficient and respectable dress.⁴ In Gujarat, some people used a red handkerchief for head-dress.⁵ Some of the Gujarati Banias wore long shirts of silk or cotton and pointed shoes with short coats of silk, even of brocade. The Brahman of Gujarat wore a *dhoti* and usually went bare above his waist, just throwing a triple sacred thread over the body.⁶

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