A flat, rounded woolen cap worn across Himachal Pradesh, its color and trim traditionally signaling the wearer's home valley.
हिमाचल प्रदेश · Himachal Pradesh
Woven from local wool and finished with a colored band, often green or maroon, sometimes decorated with a small flower or brooch, the Himachali topi's exact style varies by district, with Kullu's cap distinct from Kinnaur's or Chamba's to a trained local eye.
The cap remains standard formal and ceremonial wear across the state, presented as a mark of honor to guests and dignitaries much as the pagdi already covered in this site's Jeevan Shaili chapter is elsewhere in the country.