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{{short description|Conical headgear traditionally worn by grooms as part of the Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony}}
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A '''topor''' ({{lang-bn|টোপর}}) is a type of conical [[headgear]] traditionally worn by grooms as part of the [[Bengali Hindu wedding]] ceremony.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Art_and_Crafts|title=Art and Crafts|website=Banglapedia — the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|language=en|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sulekha.com/blogs/6-essentials-for-a-bengali-bride-and-groom-to-complete-their-wedding-look_634611|title=6 Essentials For A Bengali Bride And Groom To Complete Their Wedding Look|last=Vincent|first=Elisa|date=2018|work=Sulekha|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> The topor is typically fragile, made of [[sholapith]] and white in colour.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T2cIfHSpsFgC&pg=PA110|title=Marriage and Modernity: Family Values in Colonial Bengal|last=Majumdar|first=Rochona|date=2009-03-23|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0822390809|pages=110|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@weddingculture/topor-mukuts-and-other-embellishments-for-the-bengali-bride-and-groom-9cb5ae26116|title=Topor, Mukuts and other Embellishments for the Bengali Bride and Groom|last=weddingculture|date=2015-01-30|website=Medium|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref>

The topor is traditionally given to the groom by the bride's family.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.mangalparinay.com/blog/wedding-traditions-rituals/mukut-and-topor-traditional-head-accessory-of-bengali-weddings|title=Mangal Parinay - Mukut And Topor- Traditional Head Accessory Of Bengali Weddings|date=2017-09-27|work=MangalParinay|access-date=2018-09-07|language=en-US}}</ref> The groom dons the topor before the main ceremony begins. It is believed to bring good luck.<ref name=":1" /> Brides will typically wear related, but differently-shaped, headgear ({{lang-bn|মুকুট, mukut}}).<ref name=":2" />

Topors are also worn by infant boys as part of the [[annaprashana]] ceremony, when they are dressed like grooms.

==Religious significance==
According to a legend associated with it, it is evident that the Topor was crafted because Lord Shiva wanted to wear a special headwear for the wedding ceremony and he gave this task to Vishvakarma but he failed to design a beautiful and eye-catching headgear as he was only specialized in handling hard materials. Later, the Lord Shiva assigned a Malakar to make a headgear using Sholapith. From then, the Topor became a significant part of traditional Bengali Hindu weddings.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_BlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|title=New Age Purohit Darpan: Annaprasan|last=Mukherjee|first=Kanai|last2=Bandyopadhyay|first2=Bibhas|last3=Chakravarty|first3=Aloka|publisher=Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants|edition=2nd|pages=4|language=en}}</ref>

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