What do you do in India to stay cool on hot days?

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Kapil

To be honest, nothing much or special because going against nature harms the body and the metabolism in the long run, though the effects may not show themselves up immediately.
Even my all-American friends, when they are my guests in India in the summers, are advised by me to go as much with the nature as possible. With only few precautions, they don't try to live in an artificial atmosphere which is totally reverse to the outside conditions and the running weather, and they have always done fine without any illness etc.
Main thing is that you should not be afraid of the mother nature even in unknown territories and should not get scared by imaginary fears. Then you are safe. Guaranteed!

delta

have u never heard of a contraption called air conditioner.

chandra

The usual things...drink plenty of water

Stay in the shade as much as possible especially during the middle of the day when the sun is at its strongest.

Get near water and paddle your feet or swim

Lassi is quite cooling

A nice face spray?

ALWAYS cover your head

Nomatter what you try drinking lots of water seems to help keep your body temperature stable

At the end of the day I don't think we can fully beat the heat - but we can fully ENJOY it!!!!!!

sεαn

namashkar / namaste

save for the 3 months > mid march to mid june
this is the time when the subcontinent is on fire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_India#Summer

rest, you should not be unduly worried
cottons, cottons and cottons only
white and light colored
fluids and more fluids
nariyal pani ( coconut water ), jeera pani > lol
umbrella to keep you from direct exposure to the sun
guess that's more than half the job done
< sunglass, hat, sun-tan lotion too, if it helps, but none of which i personally use >

as regards the gentleman on his first trip,
you may need to go a little out of the way if the going gets tough or unbearable
hill stations aplenty
as also a long long coastline with pristine beaches

few handy tips,
http://www.hcilondon.net/tourism-information/weather.html
the official tourism site,
http://www.incredibleindia.org/
cool retreats,
http://www.incredibleindia.org/newsite/cms_page.asp?pageid=743
health and heat,
http://www.bharatonline.com/travel-tips/health-precautions.html

edit:
i have no clue how much of india you can soak in, cocooned in an airconditioned bubble

also, to Kris above me < in good humour >
i would love to customize you an airconditioned hut
and an airconditioned mule cart
now dreaming up an airconditioned beach

Perfectionist

i would wear a hat, i would also wear sunglasses i would wear sun tan sunscreen lotion and a few cucumber slices and relaxing with a chilled drink

dipta_j

Dear Jeera Paani,
YOu already got lots of valuable suggestions to put Sun Screen and turn on the ACs.

Here are some suggestions,
In East India, people eat "Khuskhus" a lot, using it in bhajji or even eating the Khuskhus paste with rice. That cools off the body a lot. Caution! you might feel sleepy eating this.

In South, a variation of Lassi/Chaas is used to cooloff, also there is a Tamarind water they drink to cool off the heat.

Eating Raw Onions, particulary the babby onions cool off, but you need to take care of your breath.

Hope this will help.

shifali

hey

first of all apply lots of sun block on ur skin to avoid any tan

n wear glares...

n always carry water wherevr u travel...

rest being an indian..i m used too of such weather conditions...

so it doesnt makes much of a difference

anyways

have a pleasant n safe trip 2 india...
take care

mayukh

just on your AC
sit calm and listen indipop
thats all what i used to do

Kris

Miss mafia

did you say AC room / car?

I didnt know a hut could have AC
or a donkey cart has A/C

Dreaming again?

♣Mǝfiǝ Girl♣

Namaste

Just be inside the AC room and AC car and AC office.

Go to the beaches for nice breeze

Stay home when its too hot and use sunscreen

Just have lots of fans and drink lots of water.

Bye

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