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​LIST OF THE STATES IN INDIA THAT WE LOOKED AT TODAY:

• ​ANDRA PRADESH

• ​ANNACHAL PRADESH

• ​ASSAM

• ​CHATTISGARH

• ​GOA

• ​GUJARAT

​MALAYSIAN INDIANS

Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. Today, they form the third largest group in Malaysia

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​Today, Malaysian Indians account for approximately 7 per cent of the total population of Malaysia (approx. 2 million)

​The majority of Malaysian Indians are ethnic Tamil people, with other smaller groups such as the Malayalees, Telugus, Sikhs and others.

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LET'S LOOK AT THEIR OUTFIT​

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​MAN OUTFIT

Indian men in Malaysia wear kurta-pyjama, dhoti-kurta or lungi-kurta. Kurta is typically a knee length shirt.

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Another popular version of kurta is sherwani, which is worn during weddings and other festivals. Dhoti and lungi are types of baggy lowers.

​kurta pyjama

dhoti kurta

​lungi kurta

sherwani

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​Most Indian women in Malaysia wear saree and blouse.

Sari is a six yard piece of cloth, draped around the body in a way that it looks like a skirt with pleats in the centre and part of the same cloth covers one shoulder and hangs below till the knees.​

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Some women also wear salwar kurta, which is a tunic worn with loose bottoms and long scarf called dupatta.

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​Some women also wear kurti. A long top, generally of knee-length, paired with Salwar or Churidar and Dupatta

​saree and blouse

salwar kurta

kurti