At first glance you may think that the women draped in green are priestesses, but in fact they are tourists who had to don these special robes in order to cover themselves properly to gain entrance to the mosque. The Lonely Planet guidebook advises travellers to wear more conservative clothing as a sign of respect to the cultural beliefs of the people of the region, but it was not often followed from what I observed. I thought wearing pants and a long sleeve shirt would be too hot, but it wasn´t at all and totally protected me from the sun. I saw a couple of women sporting very short shorts and tank tops who looked like a couple of lobsters taken out of the cook pot. I was in pain just looking at them!