dastar
Sign in to saveAlso known as dastar bandi, Sikh turban, Dastaar, Pagṛi
thumb|Sikh man wearing a dastar or pagg
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Significance
- Sayings
- Uniform of Sikhism
- Styles of ''dastārs''
- Dastar Bunga
- UK/Kenyan Style
- Nok Pagg
- Harassment faced by turban-wearing Sikhs
- Conflicts with civil law
- Instances of acceptance
- Helmet exemption
- Sikh women and turbans
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Sikh man wearing a dastar or pagg
A dastār is an item of headwear associated with Sikhism and Sikh culture. The word is loaned from Persian through Punjabi. In Persian, the word dastār can refer to any kind of turban and replaced the original word for turban, dolband (دلبند), from which the English word is derived.
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