Apart from the choli, women wear ghagara or lehanga. This skirt is secured at the waist and leaves the back and midriff bare. The heads are however covered by a length of fine cotton known as orhni or dupatta. Another popular attire of women is the salwar-kameez. This dress initially evolved as a comfortable and respectable garment for women in Kashmir and Punjab, but is now immensely popular here.
Salwars are pyjama-like trousers drawn tightly in at the waist and the ankles.
Over the salwars, women wear a long and loose tunic known as a kameez. One might occasionally come across women wearing a churidar instead of a salwar. A churidar is similar to the salwar but is tighter fitting at the hips, thighs and ankles. Over this, one might wear a collarless or mandarin-collar tunic called a kurta. The men can be found in more conventional western clothing.