Saturday, August 3, 2013

Basics Concerning A Green Turban

By Cathy Mercer


A green turban is a headwear worn by individuals from different religions for various reasons. They go by various names in different places. For example, in Pakistan and India they are known as pagris. Other names include Punjabis, paggs, dastars, and bulles among many others. At first, they were used in the countries where a higher proportion of the nationals are wearers, but presently their use is worldwide.

The reasons of wearing the headbands are very diverse. Some of those reasons are personal such as is the case with most youngsters. Youngsters wear them for fashion purposes. Others especially elderly users wear turbans for purposes of fulfilling the requirements of their religion. The color of the bulle does not matter a lot in some cases even though each color holds a specific meaning.

Turbans serve as a distinct identifier of Sikhs all over the world. A Sikhs takes it as a religion requirement to wear and conserve bulles as a sacred piece of cloth, which must be respected. A Sikh is expected by their faith to tie turbans from childhood until they age. Failure to adhere to this can be treated with much hatred from the society.

This headwear come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors depending on the style one intends to tie them. The colors are diverse and can be anything. Some have drawings and patterns while others have strips of different colors. Among Indians, colors represent the different social, political, and religious status of people in the society. There are colors that are preferred by religious leaders, politicians, business people, women, and kids among other people groups.

The styles are a diverse feature of these headwears that differ a lot. There are particular styles for various people and occasions. For instance, soldiers have their preserved style, which is exclusively worn during wars. Because of uniqueness of the style, soldiers can easily be distinguished from common people. Initiated men, elites, religious leaders, children, and politicians have their distinct styles.

Individuals who are used to tying turbans find it difficult to stay without one. Some say they feel naked without one. Due to this reason, there have been attempts to push governments to recognize bulles as very important part of the life of a wearer. A number of governments have responded to the appeals by excusing turbaned people from some laws. Some of the rules they have been exempted from include wearing safety helmets when going to battlefields or riding.

In Sikhism, followers are not permitted to wear caps or other types of head covers apart from bulles. The scriptures state clearly against the act though some disobey it for the purposes of fashion. It is the duty of the Guru to persuade their flock to obey and follow the norms of sacred books at all times in bulle wearing religions.

Green turban is a beautiful headgear that is worn by people of different genders and age. It is available at low prices in local shops. One can have several of them so that they never fail to tie a bulle on their head.




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