What One Needs To Know Concerning A White Turban

By Freda Watts


A white turban is same as other turbans and is utilized to protect the head and hair from dirt and pollutants. They are also known as bulle, dastar, or pagri in various places around the world. Apart from white, turbans also appear in a broad range of colors such as red, yellow, green, blue, pink, black, gray, and brown, among others. Some have patterns while some have a mixture of colors.

The major wearers of white turbans are the Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, and some Christians. These headgears are worn in almost all parts of the world and are gaining more popularity over time. They are widely used in the Middle East, parts of Asia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern and eastern Africa, the Americas, and parts of Europe.

In Afghanistan and other Muslim worlds, it has been made to be part of national dress. In such countries, where it is considered as part of the national cloth, every citizen is expected to wear it. Those who do not wear them are treated as outcasts and may be targets of attack by the community. Religious leaders are also required to wear them whether or not they are on duty.

Among the Sikhs, this headgear is treated with a lot of respect. The Sikhs believe that tying of the turban is fulfilling the holy scriptures according to their faith. They take it as a responsibility to protect and to always wear the dastar for the rest of their lives. This is especially more after undergoing the initiation ceremony that qualifies young men as Sikhs.

During the initiation, young people have some fragrance poured on the head as a requirement by their faith. The fragrance is holy and so by sprinkling it on the hair, the head is rendered holy too. Holy hair is then to be kept so by wrapping it with the pagri for the entire time the initiates still exist.

Bulles protect hair and maintain it clean from cigarette and cigarette smoke, which are viewed as pollutants by Sikhs. Initiates are also never supposed to smoke cigarette or associate very much with smokers. Since smoke is never supposed to get into contact with the head, people cover their hair with dastars. Other community members also regard pagri wearers as nicely behaved and holy individuals.

The headgear also indicates the political, religious, and social responsibilities one is charged with. The style and color used by various social groups may differ depending on the religious group in question. The dastar may also be tied differently in various events such as weddings, funerals, parties, and other social occasions. They come in varied shapes and sizes to fit various applications.

Tying a white turban can be done by a single person, but with the help of another person, it is done faster and better. It requires some skills, to tie the bulle correctly. Some individuals offer the necessary skills in small businesses for a small fee. A white turban in specific observation symbolizes high spirituality and holiness of wearers. By observation, it is mostly worn by old very religious folks as opposed to young people.




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