page_title: Mysore peta
hierarchical_section_title: Mysore peta
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of a Maharaja of Mysore. Source
context_page_description: The Mysuru peta is the classical royal Indian attire worn by the erstwhile Kings of Mysuru, called the Wodeyars, of the Kingdom of Mysuru. Wodeyars wore a richly bejeweled turban made of silk and jari to match with colorful dresses as part of the royal dress.
  Administrators under the King, such as the Dewans' and other senior officials who swayed considerable power in matters of state administration also wore the Mysuru peta.
  After India became independent in 1947 and the princely state merged with the Indian union, the traditional Mysuru peta has been retained as a symbol of heritage and cultural antecedents and distinguished people are honoured by the award of a Mysore peta with a shawl in formal functions.
context_section_description: The Mysuru peta (peta is a Kannada word which means turban in English) is the classical royal Indian attire worn by the erstwhile Kings of Mysuru, called the Wodeyars (1399 to 1947), of the Kingdom of Mysuru. Wodeyars wore a richly bejeweled turban made of silk and jari (gold threaded lace) to match with colorful dresses as part of the royal dress.
  Administrators under the King, such as the Dewans' (Prime Minister appointed by the King) and other senior officials who swayed considerable power in matters of state administration also wore the Mysuru peta.
  After India became independent in 1947 and the princely state merged with the Indian union, the traditional Mysuru peta has been retained as a symbol of heritage and cultural antecedents and distinguished people are honoured by the award of a Mysore peta with a shawl in formal functions.
caption: Colourful and royal Mysuru peta worn by Maharaja Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar
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