![]() Traditionally in India, the turban was only worn by men of high status in society men of low status or of lower castes were not allowed or could not afford to wear a turban.Īlthough the keeping of unshorn hair was mandated by Guru Gobind Singh as one of the Five K's or five articles of faith, it has long been closely associated with Sikhism since the very beginning of Sikhi in 1469. ![]() It is a headdress consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound round the head or sometimes an inner "hat" or patka. All these words refer to the garment worn by both men and women to cover their heads. The turban or "pagri" often shortened to "pag" or "dastar" are different words in various dialect for the same article. Picture by Paul Schmid / The Seattle Times
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