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  2. Pagri (turban) - Wikipedia

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    A pagri is a symbol of honour and respect in all the regions where it is a practice to wear one. Its association with honour also lends its use in a figure of speech in associated languages. The figure of speech pagri uchaalna in Hindi (literal translation: to toss the turban) implies causing the loss of honour. [citation needed]

  3. Sadri (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    The Khadi bandi is worn over a kurta and churidar. Jawaharlal Nehru, left, in a Bandi or Nehru vest, talking to Mahatma Gandhi, 1942. Sadri (Hindi: सदरी, Urdu: صدری), also known as a Waskat (Hindi: वास्कट, Urdu: واسکٹ) or Bandi (Hindi: बंडी, Urdu: بنڈی), is a vest-jacket worn by men in South Asia, while women sometimes wear a similar waistcoat known as ...

  4. Religious clothing - Wikipedia

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    Other communities wear hats similar to the fez or the more common Bucharian styled kippah. Rekel coats are worn by Hasidic lay men during weekdays, and by some on the Sabbath. Some Ashkenazi Jewish men wear a frock coat during prayer and other specific occasions. It is commonly worn by Hasidic rabbis and Jewish religious leaders in public.

  5. Himachali cap - Wikipedia

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    The Himachali cap is an ingrained part of daily wear in Himachal, and it is commonly worn during local festivities, religious functions and marriages. [8] [7] Himachali caps are a representation of cultural identity. People in Himachal consider the cap as a point of pride, [9] like a turban for Sikhs in Punjab. This topi (Hindi for cap) is a ...

  6. Turban - Wikipedia

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    Shiah clergies today wear white turbans unless they are descendants of Muhammad or Sayyid, in which case they wear a black turban. Many Muslim men choose to wear green, because it represents paradise, especially among followers of Sufism. In parts of North Africa, where blue is common, the shade of a turban can signify the tribe of the wearer. [12]

  7. Dastar - Wikipedia

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    Preserved Dastar relic of Guru Gobind Singh Contemporary or near-contemporary painting of Guru Hargobind. The dastār has been an important part of the Sikh religion since the time of the First Guru, Guru Nanak who honoured Guru Angad Dev who honoured Guru Amar Das with a special dastār when he was declared the next Guru.

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  9. Barefoot - Wikipedia

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    Slaves were forbidden to wear shoes. This was a prime mark of distinction between the free and the bonded and no exceptions were permitted." [8] Similarly, the Cape Town slave code stated that "Slaves must go barefoot and must carry passes". [9] This continues to be practice among the Tuareg in northern Africa. [10]