Kapdaganda is the traditional embroidered shawl of the Dongria Kondh tribe of Odisha, an indigenous community deeply connected to the Niyamgiri hills. Historically, these shawls were handcrafted by Dongria women as ceremonial textiles worn by men during important occasions or gifted during weddings. The shawls are symbolic carriers of tribal identity, representing mountains, rivers, humans, animals, and sacred cultural motifs. Made on coarse white cotton, they feature minimalistic yet meaningful geometric stitchwork.