Topor (headgear)

Topor (headgear)

A topor is a type of conical headgear traditionally worn by grooms as part of the Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony. The topor is typically fragile, and white in colour. The bride and the groom need to wear different shapes of "topor" on the day of marriage.


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