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 MUSLIMS

The Muslims form an integral part of the community. They  owned an entirely different dressing culture. According to their religious concept only the women’s face and palms should be visible in front of outsiders. In olden days they wore a piece of white cloth called ‘Kachimundu’. It didn’t have a silk border but blue and purple coloured borders. It covered from waist to ankle. They covered their head with a piece of cloth called as Thattam. But in the very olden days it was called as ‘Patturumala’. Both cotton and silk material were used for this. The upper part was covered by a long blouse ( shirt like without collars) with full sleeves. This type of dress was known as Kachi and Thattam.


The Mappilla men’s ordinary dress was mundu or cloth generally with  white or purple border or orange, green or plain white. It is tied on the left (Hindus tie it on the right) and kept in position by a waist string to which are attached one or more elassus( small cylinders) of gold, silver or baser metal, containing texts from the Koran or magic chants. They used shirt along with mundu. A small cap of white or white & black is very commonly worn and round this an ordinary turban or some bright coloured scarf may be tied. Mappillas shave their head clean. Beards are worn frequently especially by old people and “Tangals” (Religious person in Mosque). Hajis or men who have made their pilgrimage to Mecca and other holy men often dye the beard red.