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Pagri, The Traditional Indian Turban
Pagri, The Traditional Indian Turban

Darshil Jal daru khanewala
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Pagri, the traditional Indian turban is more than just being a piece of cloth. It has deeper religious significance as well as social connotation. Can we discuss about pagri here

Posted On : 4/27/2009 4:50:41 AM

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Maniam PS [Guru]
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The 10th Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh, taught his Sikhs to put a turban on the head covering the coiled, uncut hair. The pressure of the multiple wraps keeps the 26 bones of the skull in place. There are pressure points on the forehead that keep the wearer of the turban calm and relaxed. Turbans cover the temples, which protects you from mental or psychic negativity of other people. The pressure of the turban also changes the pattern of blood flow to the brain. These are all reasons that women are also encouraged to wear turbans. When one tie up their hair and wrap the turban around it, all the parts of their skull are pulled together and supported.

Posted On : 4/27/2009 7:48:42 PM

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thanks for the info... pagri has a religious significance in the Sikh Khalsa community. The Khalsa men, go through a baptism ceremony, which forbids them to cut their hair throughout their life. To organize their long hair into a managable fold, the Khalsa Sikhs , find it necessary to enclose the long flowing hair into the case of the turban or the Pagri. The Pagri cloth is winded afresh every time, the Khalsa Sikh, install the Pagri. The Sikh name of the Pagri, is Dastar.

Posted On : 4/27/2009 11:11:57 PM

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Pagri is a typical kind of headdress consisting of long scarf-like single piece of cloth, wrapped around the head. There is mention of pagri in the sacred Indian scriptures, like the Vedas. This indeed proves that it was a crucial part of Indian men s costume, even during the Vedic times. Pagri is still very popular by a certain section of men in India and is deeply inter weaved with their culture. The above two posts talk about Sikh tradition of wearing Pagri. I would like to say something about the pagri tradition of Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, the people of the Rajput community wear very prominent, majestic-looking, turbans.There are many designs and styles of the Pagdi, worn by the Rajasthanis. the variation in design and style of Rajasthani pagri is important because these two factors signify the social status of the turban wearer. For instance, the turban of a person belonging from the aristocratic class may be made of silk cloth, whereas a peasant may simply tie his towel around his head as turban.

Posted On : 4/28/2009 12:25:36 AM

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M Maurya
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However its good to have these info. I too still like to know why then other Indians wear the pagri? Is it to tie or maintain hair style ? Is it to show status symbol ? Why pagri is tied at time of marriages? as per my info... Earlier men use to wear it to protect themselves from sun and heat, specially those working on farm fields or travel or living in deserts and it also began an integral part of the lifestyle. When then Topi is wear? Is it just an Indian cap or an clothing accessory?

Posted On : 10/1/2009 12:06:51 PM

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