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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".
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 store for their expansive range of weapons.
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.
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
A New Zealand Sikh put religion aside and took off his turban to help an injured child. The New Zealand Herald reports 22-year-old Harman Singh saw a 5-year-old boy had been struck by a car ...
By not cutting it, Sikhs honour God's gift of hair. [4] Kesh combined with the combing of hair using a kangha shows respect for God and all of his gifts. Bhai Desa Singh, a Sikh from the mid 18th century, writes that: Just like a bird without wings, or like a sheep without wool Or like a woman without clothes, such is a man without kesh.
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Captain Simratpal Singh has been granted a long-term religious accommodation to wear a beard, turban and uncut hair in uniform. Sikh US Army captain allowed to wear beard, turban in uniform Skip ...