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  2. Kesh (Sikhism) - Wikipedia

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    Out of all parts of the body, the head is the highest, and adorning Kesh [unshorn hair] on top of one's head the body becomes beautiful. [1] The Mahan Kosh also states, kesh is "the hair on the head". Avatar Singh Vahiria's Khalsa Dharam Shastar (1914), agrees with this stating, "Kesh means the hair on the head and also the beard and mustache." [2]

  3. Five Ks - Wikipedia

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    Among the Sikhs, the dastār is an article of faith that represents equality, honour, self-respect, courage, spirituality, and piety. The Khalsa Sikh men and women, who keep the Five Ks, wear the turban to cover their long, uncut hair . The Sikhs regard the dastār as an important part of the unique

  4. Sikh feminism - Wikipedia

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    However, culturally, mostly men wear turbans, while women traditionally leave their uncut hair down. [18] In turn, the turban is considered to be a masculine symbol and if a woman chooses to wear their hair tied up, it is misunderstood by the Sikh community as a rejection of feminine traditions. [ 19 ]

  5. Islam and Sikhism - Wikipedia

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    The Khalsa Panth among Sikhs are guided by the five Ks. They keep their head hair long and men wear dastar (turban). They carry a wooden comb, wear an iron bracelet, wear a cotton underwear, and carry a kirpan (steel sword). [41] Non-baptized Sikh women are free to dress as they wish in Sikhism. [42]

  6. Dastar - Wikipedia

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    The Khalsa Sikh men and women, who keep the Five Ks, wear the turban to cover their long, uncut hair . The Sikhs regard the dastār as an important part of the unique Sikh identity. After the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur Ji, was sentenced to death by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth Sikh Guru created the Khalsa and ...

  7. Sikhs - Wikipedia

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    As Sikhs wear turbans and keep beards, Sikh men in Western countries have been mistaken for Muslim, Arab and/or Afghan since the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. [ 225 ] [ 226 ] Several days after the 9/11 attacks, Sikh-American gas station owner Balbir Singh Sodhi was murdered in Arizona by a man who took Sodhi to be a member of al-Qaeda ...

  8. How Much Do Hair Transplants Cost & How Long Do They Take? - AOL

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    Some hair transplant surgeons recommend finasteride after the procedure to help keep hair density as thick as possible. This medication blocks DHT (dihydrotestosterone), the hormone partly ...

  9. Kangha - Wikipedia

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    It is to be used twice daily to comb and keep the hair in a disentangled and tidy condition. It represents the importance of discipline and cleanliness to a Sikh way of life and is used to keep the hair healthy, clean, shining and tangle-free. The kangha is tucked under the rishi knot to keep the rishi knot firm and in place.