Costumes of three regions:

A person of Himalayan region wear thick woolen clothes made from sheep’s and other animal’s fur. The woolen jacket is called “BHAKKU”. People of this region also wear leather clothes and snow shoes which are generally called “Docha”. Women of this region wear ornaments of silver and copper. Some men also keep long hair like women’s.

Hilly region people wear dresses to suit the climate which is moderate. Mail wears daura, surwal, coat, cap, patuka, bhoto and kachhad. Similarly, woman wears cholo, sari, majetro and ghalek. Also in these region men in the town areas wears western dresses like trousers, skirt and coat where as women wear sari and blouse.

Terai region has a hot climate so; the people wear light cotton dresses. During summer season, most of the male members wear only a lungi and work with bare body whole day. Women also wear only a lungi up to the breast. However, dhoti kurta or kamiz for men and lungi, sari and blouse for women are common. Women have the custom of painting their body with different tattoo art works.