|
A Dastar (Punjabi: ਦਸਤਾਰ,
dastar, from Persian: ) or Pagri (Punjabi:
ਪਗੜੀ, Hindi: पगड़ी,
pagri) is a mandatory headgear for Sikhs. Dastar is
closely associated with Sikhism and is an important part of
the Sikh culture. Wearing a Sikh turban is mandatory for all
Amritdhari (baptized) Sikhs (also known as Khalsa).
Among the Sikhs, the turban is an article of faith that
represents honour, self-respect, courage, spirituality, and
piety. The Khalsa Sikhs, who adorn the Five Ks, wear the
turban partly to cover their long, uncut hair (kesh).
The turban is mostly identified with the Sikh males, although
some Sikh women also wear turban. The Khalsa Sikhs regard the
turban as an important part of the unique Sikh identity. They
are easily recognizable by their distinctive turbans. Some
Sahajdhari Sikhs do not wear turbans.
|
HISTORY
OF
TURBAN |
|
The turban has been an important part of the Sikh culture
since the time of the Sixth Guru. At Guru Ram Das Jyoti
jyot, his elder son Pirthi Chand wore a special turban,
which is usually worn by an elder son when his father
passes away. At that time Guru Arjan Dev was honoured with
the turban of Guruship:
-
Marne di pag
Pirthiye badhi. Guriyaee pag Arjan Ladhi
Guru Angad Dev honoured Guru Amar Das ji with a Siropa
(turban) when he was made the Guru. Guru Gobind Singh, the
last human Sikh Guru, wrote:
-
Kangha dono vaqt
kar, paag chune kar bandhai. ("Comb your hair twice
a day and tie your turban carefully, turn by turn.")
Bhai Rattan Singh Bhangu, one of the earliest Sikh
historians, wrote in Sri Gur Panth Parkash:
-
Doi vele utth
bandhyo dastare, pahar aatth rakhyo shastar sambhare
-
Kesan ki kijo
pritpal, nah(i) ustran se katyo vaal
-
Tie your turban twice
a day and wear shaster (weapons to protect dharma), and
keep them with care, 24 hours a day.
-
Take good care of
your hair. Do not cut or damage your hair.
|
|
STYLES
OF
TURBANS |
Men's Double Patti (Nok)
-
This is a very common Sikh turban style. It is very common
in Punjab, India. The Nok is a double wide turban. 6 meters
of turban cloth are cut in half, then into two 3 metre
pieces. They are then sewn together to make it Double wide,
thus creating a "Double Patti," or a Nok turban. This turban
is larger than most Sikh dastars, but contains fewer wraps
around the head.
- Chand
Tora Dhamala
-
This style of turban is generally worn by Nihang Sikhs .
This is a warrior style turban meant for going into battle.
The "Chand Tora" is a metal symbol consisting of a crescent
and a double edged sword, it is held in place at the front
of the turban by woven chainmail cord tied in a pattern
within the turban to protect the head from slashing weapons.
- Amritsar
Dhamala
-
This is the most common Dhamala turban. It consists of:
-
one 5 meter piece (Pavo Blue)
-
one 11 meter piece any color, commonly sabz (white) and
pavo blue. Both pieces are 35 cm wide, and referred to in
Amritsar as Dhamala Material.
- Basic
Dhamala
-
This is a very simple and basic Dhamala Sikh turban. This is
the most popular turban among young Sikhs of the Akhand
Kirtani Jatha and also quite popular among those of Damdami
Taksal in countries like America, the United Kingdom and
Canada.
- General
Sikh Turban
-
Another common Sikh turban style for men. Unlike the "double
patti" turban, the turban is longer and goes 7 times around
the head. If you use the "Notai" technique and have a big
joora (hair knot), do not make it right in front at your
forehead. You will end up tying the turban on the joora, and
it will make your turban look very high and big.
- Patka/Keski
Turban
-
This is a common sikh turban among young boys. It is
normally used as more of a casual Pugree, or sometimes for
sports. Commonly, this is a peela (shade of yellow) coloured
turban.
-
These are the basic Sikh Pugaree types. Turban theory states
that the main pugaree types are starting points, and anyone
can invent their own turban styles. But keep in mind the
colour, and wrap type, and amount will differentiate the LOS
between pugrees, so feel free to play with LOS levels, and
increase or decrease your LOS simply by trying Kavi over
Peta for example.
TURBAN KING ORGANIZATION VERY
THANKFUL TO :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_turban |
|
|
