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.32JainPlain 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.6MuslimThe Eid saree, the bridal gharara and sari of the Bengal and Hyderabad communities.12ChristianThe white and gold sari of Kerala, the Goan wedding, the Syrian Christian chatta and mundu.6ParsiThe 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.10Other traditionsFolk and secular customs, and traditions that do not fit one faith.0