When Priya drew a charcoal sketch of a young boy wearing a huge turban (pagri) recently, I realized I had shot men with many different styles of pagaris during our trip to Kutch in Gujarat and Shekawati in Rajasthan.
A pagari or turban is a long piece of unstitched cloth worn by men in India, Pakistan & Bangladesh.
Each region has a particular style, color and size of wearing it.
In hot desert climates like Gujarat & Rajasthan it protects the head from the heat...
Pagaris are also a symbol of honor in many communities in India.
Priya Sebastian hope you like the fact that a large number of Indian men still wear turbans!
(Images by Arch)
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