Thursday, 24 January 2013

What To Learn About An Indian Turban

By Sue Carpenter


There exists diverse varieties of turbans varying in accordance with the climate, region, religion, culture, and many other factors. Turbans are compulsory headgears in some religions such as Sikhism, Hinduism, and Islam. They go by other names in other languages such as dastaars, dastars, or bulles. The Indian turban is referred to as a pagri in Hindu language. The name Pagri holds in other places like the Middle East especially Pakistan and Nepal.

Indian turbans are worn in various places around the world. Some of the places include Afghanistan, Middle East, India, Parts of Africa and Jamaica, and in South Asia. In each region, this headgear is worn in different styles for various reasons. In the deserts, most people wear them to protect their faces from the hostile desert conditions. They wrap them all around their faces leaving the eyes only out.

Turbans come in different sizes, color shades, and shapes. The main colors liked by Indians include black, yellow, blue, red, white, green, and orange, among several others. In some instances, a range of color shades is combined to make one. When applied for fashion reasons, wearers match this article with the outfit worn in terms of color. The size differs with head size and the style someone wants to put on.

There are many reasons for wearing these items in the Indian community. The first one is for identity purposes. In ancient India, the community one came from could be identified by looking at their turban. Hinduism is divided into various divisions. The division one belongs to is identified by the type of pagri they put on. This is however loosing meaning in the modern societies.

People also wear pagris in order for their political, social, or religious status can be noticed. People with a lot of authority in the community in terms of religion, material possessions, or politics have their own styles of tying dastars. This is especially shown by the length of their dastars. They are long and are wound distinctively.

In several places, dastars are awarded to persons who unselfishly serve their denominations. Through dedication to the denomination, one is considered with great spirituality and holiness. Pagris bestowed to individuals on religious basis earn them honor and self-respect amongst society members. In some societies, dastars are a sign of social responsibility in families. This occurs when the father, usually considered the leader in the family dies. Oldest sons assume duties of the departed. To verify if the sons are responsible enough, a turban ceremony is carried out.

Turbans can be acquired from shops that sell Indian religious articles. Such shops are everywhere around the globe. Prices vary with the place the item in bought from and its size, color, and type. There are also several sites on the internet that can provide great assistance to one on how to acquire one. They can even be shipped to specified client addresses in case they are bought from foreign countries.

An Indian turban might be made from cotton or other soft material and are sometimes wound on hats. Excellent maintenance must be given to them to last long. A person may have many of them.




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