TRADITIONS

Cutchi Memons were very fond of costly and elegant dresses. The women folk wore Bandi (a full sleeve blouse used as an under garment, an Aboh ( long gown), Mondia Ejjar (trousers with embroiderd or laced anklets), and a Mungalmo (duppatta). An embroidered head cover, Missar or scarf, was a typical component. They covered themselves from head to foot with a Millayo (a dark brown silken sheet with broad intricate zari - gold lace).  On the wedding brides wore Khombi, a veil made of red and black silk bandhini (the famous Cutchi tie and dye fabric) and a lot of jewellery.

Men normally wore a Banian or a cotton vest, a Kameez (shirt), an Aboh (long flowing garment), Ejjar (Trousers), a plain Sadariah (waist coat), a Roomal (Scarf or kerchief) and a Topi (Cap). The Kameez had removable buttons, gold, silver or enamel. On festive occasions like marriages they wore a Sayah (Long shut coat) or an embro-idered Sadariah over the Abah. The bridegroom used to wear a Shervani (long coat) and a Paag (Turban) on the wedding day. As the Paag was not worn as part of informal costume, the Jam-ath,  traditionally, provided one with gold lacing and other decora-tions as a token of the Jama-th's participation in the marriage ceremony. Some Jamats also provided a Sherwani suit. No hire charges were levied. However the Jamats did levy a fee, for the registration of the marriage in its records, known aslaago (Levy), a practice scrupulously followed till now. For most of the Jamats  laago is the only source of income. Laa-go at different rates was being levied for almost every function where the participation of the Seth (President) of the Jamath was called for.