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What to wear in India and what to include into your packing list for India? In this guide you will learn which essential items you should bring and wear in India and absolute no-go’s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The question what to wear in India is something that has to be well considered. India is a traditional country and there are rules you shouldn\u2019t break especially as a woman. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Most of India is hot, humid, humid and hot.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I was there in April, we had up to 43 \u00b0 Celsius (at home in Tyrol we had just reached the 10 \u00b0 Celsius mark).<\/span><\/p>\n

During the high season India is pretty hot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best is to bring clothes that are light but at the same time not too revealing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW TO DRESS IN INDIA: NO-GO’S FOR WOMEN<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the conservative country of India, knees and shoulders must be covered when visiting mosques and certain temples. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the Sunday mosque Jama Masjid in Delhi, every woman gets a cape to cover her knees and shoulders. Here you do not worry too much about your clothes, because no matter what you wear, this cape is a must.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In many temples and at memorials like Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi you have to take off your shoes. You can walk barefoot, take socks with you or sometimes you also get temple socks that you put over your shoes (eg at certain points at the Taj Mahal or the Baby Taj Mahal Itmad ud Daulah).<\/span><\/p>\n

I would not recommend ultrashort pants or skirts and revealing tops and in general revealing clothes, especially if you travel alone as a woman. (I would advise against that anyway).<\/span><\/p>\n

So. What should you wear to feel comfortable and not attract too much attention?<\/span><\/p>\n

I totally fell in love with long, loose linen pants and airy clothes. I put them on every trip to Asia until they fell apart. Luckily that happened when I bent down at home. <\/span><\/p>\n

I like these pants so much because they cover your knees and legs, but you do not sweat too much in them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the traveling women I encountered in India, they also wore long skirts or long, airy pants. Only a few wore short clothes.<\/span><\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter if you travel India by train, with a private driver, during a guided tour on on your own. These are the clothes to take with you:<\/p>\n

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS FOR INDIA<\/span><\/h2>\n