Peshawari turban, also Peshawari patke ( ps, پېښوري پټکی) or Peshawari lungee, is the traditional turban worn in

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and its surrounding regions. It is a two-piece headgear. One piece is a dome-shaped hard cap or kulla, generally embroidered with golden thread. The other is called lungi which consists of a long and narrow piece of cotton cloth (not to be confused with a waist cloth wrapped in some regions). It has a fan-shaped turra (crest) and a tail termed shamla. Subhas Chandra Bose had used a Peshawari turban to disguise himself as a

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in 1941 to flee from the British territory. During the British rule a similar turban was part of the dress for some government peons.In The Districts Of The Raj, Y.D. Gundevia,1992, p. 30

Gandhara turban gallery from major museums (1st-3rd century CE)

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of Buddha,

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Maitreya,

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Gandhara turban gallery from major museums (1st-3rd century CE)

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