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Guru Gobind Singh, in defiance of this infringement by the Mughals asked all of his Sikhs to wear the turban. All non-Muslims were strictly barred from wearing a pagri. During the Mughal domination of India, only the Muslims were allowed to wear a turban. Traditionally, the turban represents respectability, and has long been an item once reserved for nobility only. Sikhs are famous for their many and distinctive turbans. The Sikh pagdi (ਪਗੜੀ) is also called dastaar (ਦਸਤਾਰ), which is a more respectful word in Punjabi for the turban. Vast majority of people who wear turbans in the Western countries are Sikhs. Sikhism is the only religion in the world in which wearing a turban is mandatory for all adult males. 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.
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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