Each ethnic group of Paniyan has its own costumes, which are somewhat different, but which are traditionally distinctive. Men usually wear the ‘Mundu’ (lower garment). The women wear the ‘Kuppiri’ (upper cloth), separating it into lower and upper garments. Women commonly wear jewelry including palm leaves and seeds 'Kaidha olai' chakka olai, manjadikkuru(Circassian Seed) earrings, and 'Mukku potti' (a decorative nose ring). Women wear traditional tattoos on their hands and legs and also wear necklaces and bangles made of beads. They wear their natural curly hair is usually braided or plaited into a bun.