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2. Turban - Wikipedia

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   A keski is a type of turban, a long piece of cloth roughly half the length of a traditional "single turban", but not cut and sewn to make a double-width "Double Turban" (or Double Patti). [ 3 ] Wearing turbans is common among Sikh men ( Dastar ), and infrequently women. [ 4 ]

3. Dumalla - Wikipedia

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   The "Chand" is a metal symbol consisting of a crescent sword and a double edged sword, it is held in place at the front of the turban by the "Tora" which is woven chainmail cord tied in a pattern within the turban to protect the head from slashing weapons. This type of turban is generally worn by Nihang Singhs.

4. Dastar - Wikipedia

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   The original Sikh turban of the Khalsa Fauj, the Dastar Bunga. The Nihang's pharla is being covered at the tip of the turban. Dastar bunga, or turban fortress in Persian, is a style of turban used by a specific sect within the Sikhs, the Akali Nihangs (egoless immortals). As an essential part of their faith the warriors used the turban as a ...

5. Kesh (Sikhism) - Wikipedia

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   In 2009, Resham Singh, a Punjabi student in Melbourne, Australia, was attacked by a group of teenagers who tried to remove his turban and cut his hair. [ 12 ] In 2010, Basant Singh, a Sikh youth in Penang , Malaysia, woke up discovering his hair was cut by 50 cm when he was asleep in his dormitory while serving the Malaysian National Service ...

6. Sikh feminism - Wikipedia

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   Many turbaned Sikh women consider the wearing of the turban to be a post-colonial, feminist choice, which pushes against assimilation and allows them to show their Sikh essentialism. There is a sense of dignity, respect, power, and bravery which comes from gurus and Sikh warriors having historically worn the turban.

7. Pagri (turban) - Wikipedia

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   The Rajasthani turban also has many practical functions. Exhausted travellers use it as a pillow, a blanket or a towel. It can be used to strain muddy water. An unravelled turban can also be used as a rope to draw water from a well with a bucket. [8] Prominent styles are pencha, sela and safa, although several local variants exist.

8. Sudra (headdress) - Wikipedia

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   'The Cidarim is a cloth which Jews keep over their heads during day of the Sabbath'. [36] [37] This Cidaris was a turban-like headdress worn by the Kings of Persia and as stated before also the rabbinical authorities. [38] According to Lier, Targumim suggest Moses wore a sudra on his head, specifically his radiant forehead.

9. Draped turban - Wikipedia

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   While earlier portraits show examples of the turban in women's dress – notably Vermeer's 1665 portrait Girl with a Pearl Earring – the draped turban is first recorded as a widespread fashion in Britain in the late 18th century, rising to even greater popularity during the Regency era; this was a fashion said to be inspired by increased trade with India for the import of cottons. [1]