Description
- A dastaar is a type of turban, or wrapped head covering, worn by all practicing Sikh men and some Sikh women. Dastaars are a required piece of clothing for Sikh men, optional for women, and an essential element of Sikh identity and heritage.
- Neither the Sikh holy canon, the Guru Granth Sahib, nor any Sikh leaders specify what a dastaar should look like. As a result, there is a wide range of styles, varying by color, length of material, or way the material is wrapped. Some Sikhs, especially young boys, wear a simple piece of fabric over their tied-up hair, called a patka
- It provides Sikhs a unique identity. You will see only sikhs wearing turban in western countries. If a Sikhs likes to become one with his/her Guru, he/she must look like a Guru (wear a turban). Guru Gobind Singh has said.