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Kesh

Uncut hair, kept by Sikhs as one of the five articles of faith and covered with a turban.

Also: kes, uncut hair

Kesh is the Sikh practice of keeping the hair uncut, as a sign of accepting the body as made by God. It is one of the five Ks, the articles of faith that Guru Gobind Singh asked the Khalsa to keep from 1699. Kesh is combed twice a day with a small wooden comb, the kangha, tied in a joora on the head and covered by a turban, the dastar, or by a patka for boys. Many Sikh women cover their kesh with a dupatta or a turban.

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Dastar Jooda Topknot Patka

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