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Dhaka ko Topi literately means a "headgear made of Dhaka cloth", a fine cotton cloth once exclusively imported from Dhaka, the present-day capital of Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3] The Dhaka topi was a part of the Nepalese national dress, and a symbol of Nepalese nationality.
A Bhadgaunle Topi (Nepali: भादगाउँले टोपी, romanized: Bhādagāũle Ṭopī) or Kalo Topi (Nepali: कालो टोपी) is a type of hat worn by Nepalis. [1] The hat has been adopted as a part of Nepali national dress for men, as an alternative to the Palpali Dhaka topi .
Topi Diwas (Nepali: टोपी दिवस) [1] [2] from Northern Nepal, or Nepali Dhoti Day (Nepali: नेपाली धोती दिवस) [3] [4] from Southern Nepal, is an event celebrated by Nepali people globally on 1 January [5] of English Calendar wearing Dhaka or Bhaad-gaaule Topi as their pride.
In the Indian subcontinent, it is called a topi (Bengali: টুপি, Hindi: टोपी, Urdu: ٹوپی) which means hat or cap in general. In Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and men usually wear the topi with kurta and paijama. In the United States and Britain, many Muslim merchants sell the prayer cap under the name kufi.
Dhaka muslin was considered a great treasure and was used to clothe statues of goddesses in ancient Greece, as well as emperors and Mughal royalty Limbu girl wearing dhaka dress. Dhaka (originally called Thaka) is traditional hand made fabric of the indigenous Limbu people of eastern Nepal. It is a kind of pattern that is originally hand made ...
Daura Suruwal is a modern variant of the Tapālan (Nepal Bhasa: तपालं) which has been the traditional clothing of Newar men.It used to be traditionally worn as men's common costume consisting of a long shirt called tapālan with tight fitting trousers known as suruwā (Nepal Bhasa: सुरुवा:).
The cap is mostly worn during various social gatherings, festivals such as Sonam Lhosar, and religious and cultural ceremonies.The cap has also become a symbol of the identity of Tamang people in Nepal, where Dhaka topi usually overshadows other traditional headgears.
The kukri (English: / ˈ k ʊ k r i /) [2] or khukuri (Nepali: खुकुरी, pronounced) is a type of knife or short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and also as a regular cutting tool throughout most of South Asia.