Fundamentals Of 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 used in various regions around the globe. Some of the areas include Afghanistan, India, Parts of Jamaica and Africa, South Asia, and Middle East. In each place, this headwear is worn in various styles for different purposes. In desert areas, most people use them to guard their faces from the harsh desert conditions. They tie them around their entire faces leaving eyes only out.

Indian turbans appear in different color shades, sizes, and shapes. Major colors that Indians prefer comprise of white, yellow, black, blue, red, orange and green among others. In some circumstances, a range of color patterns is combined to make one product. When worn for fashion, wearers tend to match the article with a certain outfit. Both the head size and the style one desires determine the size of the turban.

There are several reasons for putting on this item in the Indian culture. The first reason is. In old India, the society one came from was identified by inspecting their turbans. Hinduism has many divisions. The type of pagri one puts on identifies the branch they belong to. This is however becoming less meaningful in the contemporary societies.

People wishing to display their social, religious, or political status equally put on Pagri for easy identification. Those who have distinguished themselves in terms of wealth, religion, or leadership mostly develop their own styles of tying dastars. This is particularly revealed by the measurements of their dastars. They are very long and are wound in a distinctive manner.

In many places, turbans are awarded to people who serve their religion selflessly. It is considered a sign of high spirituality and holiness. Pagris awarded to a person for this reason earns the person honor and self-respect in the society. In other communities, pagris are a symbol that one has assumed social responsibility in their family. This happens when a father who is normally considered the head of the family dies. The responsibilities of the deceased are passed over to the oldest son. To test if the son is ready for the responsibility, a turban ceremony is done.

Turbans can be purchased from stores that deal with Indian religious objects. Such stores are in many places around the world. Rates differ with the area the item in acquired from and its type, size, and color. There are also numerous sites on internet that provide guidance to people on how to acquire one. Orders might be shipped to international addresses specified by customers if they are obtained from foreign countries.

An Indian turban may be made of cotton or other material and can be wound on hats. They require excellent maintenance to last long. One can have many of them.




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