In the Sikh religion, hair is considered to be very sacred, with the Rehat Maryada or Sikh code of conduct forbidding the cutting or shaving any body hair for initiated Sikhs. Keisha Sethi ...

An edict handed down in 1699 by the 10th Sikh Guru - Gobind Singh – require Sikhs not to cut their hair. The turban, part of the Bana or military uniform at that time, was used to keep and ...

However, many Sahajdahri Sikhs often wear some or all of the five Ks too. The five Ks are: Kesh Uncut hair Sikhs believe that the hair is a gift from God. They believe it was intended to be worn ...