Clothing the Apex -- Headwear from India

Colorful Rumal of a Farmer

© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Colorful Rumal of a Farmer
Rumal of a Farmer in Karnataka

For the have-nots, any piece of long cloth can serve as a rumal
See also:
The Indian Farmer With Bullock Pulled Plough, "What is Nuclear Testing?", Halakki Farmers of Indian West Coast, A Halakki woman going to market to sell vegetables, Interview with Uday Bhat, Monsoon in Madhya Pradesh

Indian Head-Wear Through The Centuies
Indian Headgear

More Pictures of Indian Headgear 
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You are hereThe worn out cap of a homeless manThe Man in PinkThe Colorful Turban of a Sufi MysticMarwadis Marvelous Turban
Sikh youngster with sporty Head GearMan in Yellow Turban (Peta)Festive Turban of a Sikh YoungsterHappy Villager from Rajasthan, IndiaMan in Red Turban
Man in Red Rumal

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