The enduring image that flashed in the obituaries was of Namgyal's cultural uniqueness: sporting an enchanting ensemble of flowers on his "tepi" (headdress) above a rich-maroon tunic.
The pride and naturalness with which Brokpa men wear floral headdresses makes it a rare community where masculine values do not smirk at these supposedly feminine graces.
Brokpas don tepis not just on festive occasions but while working in fields, as a routine, and in war.
They worship nature and nurture a fanatical attachment to purity, whether it be mountains, streams, trees, flowers or ibexes, which are worshipped as the "livestock of the mountain spirits".
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