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The Dumalla is a type of turban worn by Sikhs. This turban is worn mainly by Sikhs who are initiated into the Khalsa, through participating in the Amrit Sanchar but can be worn by all Sikhs. However, the more common one is the Dastar. The word Dumalla means "Du" meaning two and "Malla" meaning cloth or fabric.
They also tie dastar for those people who do not know how to tie a turban, charging fees. Their regular clients include industrialists, businessmen, doctors, engineers, transporters and students. [1] [2] Turban training centers have opened mostly in main cities of Punjab, such as Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Patiala, Amritsar, Chamkaur, Moga.
A Nihang Sikh in the 1860s with a characteristically elaborate turban. Dastar bunga, or "towering fortress", [1] is a style of turban used by a specific sect within the Sikhs, the Akali Nihangs (Immortal Crocodiles). As an essential part of their faith the warriors used the turban as a store for their expansive range of weapons.
[29] [30] [31] In the video, Gurdeep taught the mayor how to tie and wear a traditional Sikh turban and the pair danced Bhangra together. [32] [33] [34] The video quickly became a viral sensation, receiving over one million views in a single day and a segment on BBC News, [35] Toronto Star, [36] and The Huffington Post. [37]
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Sikh Articles of Faith. Baptized Khalsa Sikhs are mandated to wear the 5 Ks: Kesh (unshorn hair), strapped Kirpan (sword), Kachhehra (prescribed shorts), Kanga (Comb tucked in the tied up hair), Karha (Steel bracelet). He/she must not have on his/her person any token of any other faith.
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Sikhs do not cut their hair, as a religious observance. The turban protects the hair and keeps it clean. As Sikhs form 1.7% of India's population and 1.5% of Canada's population, their turbans help identify them. When he institutionalized the turban as a part of the Sikh identity, Guru Gobind Singh said, "My Sikh will be recognized among millions".