1) Cushion 
The Gaddi (aka Pahari Bharmauri) are a Hindu tribe living mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. They used to be considered as scheduled tribe but some are scheduled caste or `untouchables` in the Punjab but are no longer considered such and are made up of Rajputs, Khatris, Ranas, and Thakurs. .....[name] Gaddi is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: Given name: ...
(from the article `Himalayas`) ...the Outer Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Indo-Europeans are called the Dogr dynasty. In the Vale of Kashmir the same group is ... The population of Himchal Pradesh is composed of a variety of distinctive ethnolinguistic hill tribes and social groups, including the Gads (Gadds), ... [2 rel...
A gaddi was the cushioned throne used by Indian rulers.
[n] - a cushion on a throne for a prince in India
noun a cushion on a throne for a prince in India