The Patiala turban was evolved over a period of time and is best
suited for those with broad faces and sharp features, ethnic
characteristics which exemplify Sikhs of the region. Since its
inception, however, cross migration of Sikhs within Punjab and
across the diaspora has somewhat affected the style, with the
true Patiala Shahi turban connoisseurs now being relatively
small in number. Even though the Patiala turban has developed
into an art form, it captures a carefree spirit, mainly because
the larhs (layers) on both sides are not worn in a neat or
distinguished manner. Overall, it presents a round look with its
rear being flat. The thumb is used to depress the cloth at the
forehead to create the perfect, triangular effect with the fifty
(a band of cloth worn under the turban, the colour usually
chosen to match). Other requisites of the Patiala turban include
use of Finlay‘s "F-74 mal-mal" fabric, at least seven-and-a-half
meters of it, which is cut in half and sewn together to double
the width; some ligh