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Why Sikhs donot Shave or Cut their hairs?

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Well you might seen some beard guy who has a turban on his head and wonder why he don't shave his beard or his head ? That sure made his look more like everyone else Or you might not like that beard guy. Now here's the Thing that guy with beard might want to keep that thing even someone likes it or not. In Sikhism or Sikhi , Mainly there are three things why we don't shave our beards or any hair of body.   1 . Primary Reason: Its Sikhism, Its Code of Conduct . Dishonoring one’s hair is one of the four cardinal sins, which the Guru has told a Sikh never to commit. A Sikh doesn’t disfigure their hair from head to toe because Guru jee told us to keep sanctity of Kesh (hair). Nothing else matters. A Sikh does what their Guru told them to do. mweI siq siq siq hir siq siq siq swDw ] bcnu gurU jo pUrY kihE mY CIik gWTrI bwDw ]1] rhwau ] “O mother, True, True True is the Lord, and True, True, True is the Guru. The Word, which the Perfect Guru has spoken, I have ...

Different Turban Styles in Sikhism?

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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. In May 2009, The Times of India reported that British researchers were trying to make a "bulletproof turban" that would allow the Sikhs in the British police to serve in firearms units. Turban style is totally depend upon individual thinking of how he want his turban to be. He may wanted a quick, clean or complex turban. Different turban styles comes also depend upon the ease of the wearer. Style and color may reflect association with particular group of Sikhs, religious conviction, or fashion. There are many different styles and colors of turban. A longer turban is usually worn in a formal setting such as a business occasion, a wedding, a religious program, or celebration. Popular colors are blue, black, white, and orange. Red is often worn for weddings. A woman’s head scarf, or veil, is traditional...

Why Sikhs wear Turbans or head gear?

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Well, Sikhism has a code of conduct all Sikhs are meant to follow. A Sikh is expected to keep all hair intact and the head covered. The rule of dress for every Sikh man is to wear a turban. The Sikh woman may wear a turban or elect instead to wear a kind of traditional headscarf. A woman may also wear a scarf over a turban if she so desires. A Sikh accustomed to wearing a turban feels naked without it. Normally turbans are only removed in the most intimate of circumstances, when bathing the head, or washing the hair. All Sikh Gurus since Guru Nanak Dev Ji wore turban. However, the covering of hair with turban was made official by Guru Gobind Singh Ji , the tenth Guru of Sikhs . The main reasons to wear turban is to take care of the hair, promote equality, and preserve the Sikh identity. Sikhs do not cut their hair as a respect towards God and the turban protects the hair from dust. Some people might ask the question that if Sikhs cover their hair on head, why don’t ...

Different turbans across the world - All Turban men are not Muslim

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Understanding Turbans NOTE: this is not for discrimination against any other turban wearer, just for information only Sikh men commonly wear a peaked turban that serves partly to cover their long hair, which is never cut out of respect for God's creation. Devout Sikhs also do not cut their beards, so many Sikh men comb out their facial hair a nd then twist and tuck it up into their turbans along with the hair from their heads. Sikhism originated in northern India and Pakistan in the 15th century and is one of the youngest of the world's monotheistic religions. There are an estimated 18 million Sikhs in the world, with some 2 million spread throughout North America, Western Europe and the former British colonies. Muslim religious elders , like this man from Yemen, often wear a turban wrapped around a cap known in Arabic as a kalansuwa. These caps can be spherical or conical, colorful or solid white, and their styl...