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Attire

Rabari community has unique dressing pattern for themselves,  rabari men’s wear the white clothes which is also known as kediyu and they do wear white dhoti , turban on their head, rabari men also wear earrings on both the side of their ears.  Among rabari women’s black clothes are wore, which includes blouse , ghaghro and chundari (scarf) to cover their heads.  Rabari women’s clothes also has embroidery work integrated to their clothes, as it makes their clothes unique. There is a custom for wearing black clothes , as  in the ancient times rabaris used live in the rajashthan , and there one muslim ruler fell in love with rabari girl , which was obviously refused by the community and later on , one of the muslim guy helped rabaris to escape from the this king who warned to kill rabaris, and intentionally this muslim member was killed by the king. So to mourn for the death of this muslim member women’s have a custom of wearing black attires. And it has also continued from years and years.    

occupation

Rabari community has purely emphasised on the self-employment rather that engaging any other service sectors.  Traditionally, the rabari’s occupation has remained of animal husbandry , like raising cattle’s.  Rabari community also engages itself into field work like farming activities. This community has been into the field of supplying milk and milk products like ghee and yogurt.  Rabari women have also played role in the occupational sector, like they have started doing the trading of embroidery working by themselves. Women , designs the embroidery art on the basis of their traditional designs which keeps their culture alive.

marriage

Rabari community practices marriage systems like childhood marriages and restricting out-caste marriages of both men and women.  It is believed that in rabari community that , from the birth only the marriage partner is tied up by the parents.  The practice of childhood marriage is still prevalent in their culture.  The rabari’s also have rigid structure for marriages like they don’t allow  men or women to marry with people who belong to other caste and communities. They believe that marriages should be done into their caste and community only.  However, adult marriages also have some issues like dowry systems like paying hefty amount of money and in other forms like gold and other assets.

religion

Rabari community follows hindu religion and they also have different-different kuldevis  and devtas , like momai mata , goga maharaj . They also worship the saints of their religion who guides them for their pious festivals and they are called bhuvas in their regional language.