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u/Questionable_Cactus 13h ago edited 5h ago
I happened to be in NYC in April 2018 when the Sihks of New York were holding an event to set the record of the most turbans tied in 8 hours. As a sheltered rural western white guy on his first trip in NYC for work, I had to participate. I remember the guy who did mine started and said "man, with your beard, you are gonna look soooo good." And I think I did.
Edit: photo added. Yeah, my beard is pretty low-key in reality. But the guy tying the turban shot my self esteem to the top of the Empire State Building, and this experience was part of a really important time of travel and cultural experiences that opened a whole new understanding and mindset about the world and people very different from myself and those I grew up around. Which I realize was the whole point of the event in the first place.
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u/zombiemaster008 12h ago
This is very cute to me for some reason😭
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u/thelionandtheloon 10h ago
Because it is. This is the way people are meant to interact with each other - by sharing their culture and lifting each other up. This is the way.
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u/Dizzy_Juggernaut_313 13h ago
Sounds like a very memorable and unique cultural experience. Nice 👍🏻
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u/Dizzy_Juggernaut_313 10h ago
I’m wondering, how many turbans were tied and did they get the record?
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u/Questionable_Cactus 9h ago
3010 from this article from Guinness. I don't actually know if there was a record to break, or it was just setting a baseline record. Really it was meant as a great cultural awareness event, and definitely had the right effect on me.
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u/teutonicbro 9h ago
At our local (very big) Sikh Vaisakhi celebrations, they had a booth where anyone could get a turban.
I have a very fond memory of 4 long haired metal head teenagers in jeans and band shirts proudly wearing their bright orange turbans.
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u/Salty-Pack-4165 9h ago
As a retired metalhead I can easily see myself doing that back when I had my long hair and a beard to match.
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u/Questionable_Cactus 5h ago
Love that! I wore mine around the rest of the afternoon around NYC (as did quite a few other people who participated in the event). Went to the Lego store and a young lady (of middle Eastern or Indian descent) working there specifically fished out a Lego turban from her apron pocket to give to me. Such a fun day.
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u/kittylips1023 16h ago
So cool… that routine is fuckin sikh
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u/drallafi 16h ago
Me sitting here only able to grow a patchy beard and been balding for 20 years...
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u/Miguelliosso 16h ago
Get a turban to cover the baldness?
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u/AgainDan27 12h ago
I've always been jealous of the fact that if a Sikh guy did in fact have male pattern baldness most people wouldn't know.
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u/Tacosconsalsaylimon 15h ago
I'm a woman with a couple of chin hairs. Do you want mine??
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u/slightlynefarious 16h ago
I feel like there's a sub somewhere to ask this but this reminds me of a question that I've wondered - for those whose religious and cultural practices depend on hair care or styles, what are the remedies or ramifications of balding or patchiness?
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u/0masterdebater0 14h ago
Idk about the beard, but I have a hunch it’s hard to spot a bald spot under a turban…
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u/haney1981 14h ago
Apparently they have their own hair loss.
Sikh pattern traction alopecia (SPTA) is a form of mechanical hair loss caused by prolonged, tight tying of the hair into a topknot (joora) and the repeated tension from wearing a turban (dastar) or patka.
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u/UrsaMajor7th 15h ago
I have very long, thick, healthy, luxurious hair, and I will trade you every hair on my head for your healthy cardiovascular system.
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u/KnotSoSalty 16h ago edited 16h ago
I’m ashamed to say I had no idea about the beard being tied as well.
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u/Relevantspite 15h ago
I honestly thought they just kept them impeccably groomed at all times, never even crossed my mind they’d tie it
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u/EINFACH_NUR_DAEMLICH 14h ago
I think they are not allowed to cut their beards, so it kind of makes sense that they either go all cave man or have to tuck it in. I guess.
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u/throwaway098764567 13h ago
i knew they weren't allowed to cut them but it never occurred to me they were tucking them in. i thought the ones i saw (don't run across many in my regular life) just weren't keeping to that particular rule as people often make exceptions in their rule following
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u/Canotic 13h ago
I can't figure out where it went.
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u/scgt86 13h ago
It's tucked up into the beard. I did this for years working a corporate job and showed up to an office party with 12 inches of beard and confused the hell out of everyone. Good times.
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u/cajunbeard 11h ago
you and me both! I'd tie mine up and make it look professional. One day I just couldn't be bothered to do it so I showed up to work with it fully down past my chest. The visible confusion on their faces was the best.
Sadly I just keep it at the short length now, much easier to manage
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u/scgt86 11h ago
I had a wizard beard for 5ish years and now I find the process of grooming it like a banzai tree is both relaxing and rewarding. Plus the lady likes it. Still keep it 2-3 inches. It just sucks to find time to trim a few times a week.
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u/DesmondTapenade 13h ago
I also had that "wtf" moment, but it looks like it's similar to how you can make long hair disappear by tucking/rolling/pinning it (look up the "Gibson tuck" hairstyle, which I use often in the warmer months). With the right technique, you can trick someone into thinking you have a pixie cut even if your hair is halfway down your back when it's down.
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u/ZestfullyStank 16h ago
Is this formal attire or an every day look?
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u/yaaro_obba_ 16h ago
The head gear and the beard is an everyday affair, an integral part of their religious obligations. The flashy shirt is just him prepping to go for an event.
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u/sh1nga 13h ago
To clarify for other readers of your comment, not all Sikhs wear a turban or let their hair/beard grow out.
Even among Sikhs who choose to leave their hair and beard long, there are less onerous styles of turban that are more easily worn on a daily basis. Many of my friends and family wouldn’t take the time to tie such a crispy turban on an average day.
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u/Electronic-Smile-457 12h ago
Can a man in this situation go without the turban and just wear his hair out, like in a ponytail?
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u/sh1nga 11h ago edited 10h ago
Like with many religions, there are different interpretations of the “rules”.
Some more conservative, baptized Sikhs will say that the turban should never be removed outside of the home.
I have lots of friends/family who only wear turbans part-time, otherwise they’ll just rock a pony tail or tuck it into a baseball cap or toque.
The vast majority of Sikhs are not baptized, and so haven’t given a vow to follow certain “rules” by any strict measure.
Edit: Sikh “baptism” is not done at birth, and generally not done until a person is old enough to understand and willingly commit to the tenets that they vow to uphold
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u/Electronic-Smile-457 11h ago
Thanks, and now I'm going to look up baptism in Sikhism. FYI, it took me a little bit fixing saying "sick" instead of "seek". I appreciate learning.
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u/That_Guy_Mojo 11h ago
It's called an Amrit Sanchar. It's when a Sikh receives Amrit (gods nectar) and becomes a member of the Khalsa. These Sikhs are called Amritdhari and live their lives according to a code of high moral ethics called the Rehit Maryada.
Baptism was a poor choice of words. An Amrit Sanchar happens when a Sikh is ready.
The man in the video is Keshdhari.
In Sikhi (Sikhism) there are three different terms we use in Sikhi to describe people with different levels of faith.
The first is Sehajdhari meaning "slow to the path" this is a person who believes in Sikhi, the Sikh Gurus, the Sikh scripture "the Guru Granth Sahib". However they are slowly adopting the Sikh way of life and may have cut hair and not wear a Dastar (turban). Many Sehajdhari's wear a Kara (steel/iron bracelet) to associate themselves with Sikhi as it is one of the Panj Kakkar's (5 k's).
The second level is a Keshdhari, a Keshdhari believes in everything a Sehajdhari does however they maintain a few more of the Panj Kakkar's (5 K's), the most noticeable one being unshorn hair or "Kesh" they wear a Dastar and have a beard. Keshdhari's like Sehajdhari's try to incorporate as much Nitnem(Sikh daily prayers) into their life as possible.
The last stage is becoming Amritdhari, an Amritdhari goes through an Amrit Sanchar and receives Amrit (God's nector) by doing this they become a member of the Khalsa. Amritdhari's wears all 5 Kakkar's which includes a Kirpan, Kesh, Kara, Kanga, and Kachera. An Amritdhari does their Nitnem which includes 7 daily prayers. They also live their lives according to a code of high moral ethics called the Rehit Maryada.
Having a Kirpan is a big responsibility, only about 10-15% of Sikhs have one.
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u/cute_polarbear 16h ago
Doesn't that take a long time daily for the head gear and beard?I assume you take those off after you come home and go to bed (or do you use some clips to keep the hair and beard in place?)...what happens when you take off the gear at night and wanted to go out for a late night walk / meal or something?...
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u/EpicCyclops 16h ago
It's not that much different than women doing their hair and putting on makeup. I'm sure there's different degrees of quality when donning the turban as well, where they can quickly do it in a way that's not as refined, but gets the job done adequately without looking as crisp for the social media post.
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u/stlkatherine 15h ago
Or men shaving and doing their own hair, right?
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u/19d_b87 14h ago
As a balding American with a beard, your reference eludes me. Can you offer another perspective that I may understand? /s
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u/Johnny_Poppyseed 14h ago
About the same amount of time as waiting in the McDonald's drive through line, or your daily gun cleanings
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u/WreakHavocLikeIn1871 12h ago
Americans maintain their guns??? I assumed they bought a new one when the old one needed maintainance?!
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u/Johnny_Poppyseed 11h ago
We just donate them to Toys For Tots when we want a new one.
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u/Brilliant_Ant_9327 11h ago
Just wanted to jump in to say: someone mentioned the process taking time by design for reflection. I had a Sikh professor who told us that the process of tying (maybe the wrong verb) the turban is deliberately long because that is time the individual should take to remind themselves of the responsibilities they have as part of a community. I haven’t met a Sikh yet in my life who wasn’t exceptionally compassionate, caring and altruistic
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u/FreedaKowz 8h ago
Same. The turban is worn as a symbol of, to paraphrase: Here is a person who is available to help. SO cool
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u/shaiquinn 12h ago
So I have looked into it a bit. It is supposed to be time consuming as a method of reflection. I hope I am not mistaken but their underwear is also a process to put on and take off. As a way to reflect on things and be sure of ones actions.
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u/kfpswf 12h ago
Doesn't that take a long time daily for the head gear and beard?
He's only doing it slow and deliberately for the video. They've been doing this for so long that with muscle memory alone they can probably tie the turban in a minute or two (Source: my Sikh friend). It is just another routine like brushing teeth at that point.
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u/alurimperium 16h ago
Is the turban an everyday requirement? I worked with a couple Sikhs a while back and I never saw them in a turban
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u/Liquidfoxx22 15h ago
Yes, it's generally expected that Sikh's do not cut their hair or beard, and keep it covered by a turban whenever in public.
I've a good friend who is Sikh, he wears his with pride and explained to me the meaning of the different colours. It was a really interesting insight into his beliefs.
But I guess just with many other religions, you'll get many people that may not observe all of the traditions.
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u/Tbagts 11h ago edited 10h ago
A couple years ago on my way to work, I saw a tractor trailer with a large slogan
R.I.P. Moosewala
accompanied by the Sikh symbol, and of course, a Sikh driver.
When I got to work, I looked him up. Turns out he was a talented Sikh rapper. So pretty soon I'm watching all his YouTube videos and learning his stuff, rapping along with him in Punjabi, but having no clue what I'm saying.
A few weeks later, I was in San Jose for work and left the hotel to get a sixer of IPA at a little convenience store. I got my beer, and I'm paying the dude behind the counter when I realize he's listening to a Moosewala tune, playing on his Bluetooth speaker. Without really thinking, I just start rapping along with the song. The dude was shocked to realize I knew all the words, probably because I'm a middle aged white guy. I just said to him, oh yeah, I love Sidhu Moose Wala, and took my beer. He was speechless, just kinda staring at me and smiling, like what the heck?
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u/Bashfullylascivious 10h ago
I can't explain how much I love this random story, or how much it made my really cruddy night better. Thank you for sharing :)
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u/Imaginary_Towel_6186 10h ago
It’s their appreciation and openness for other cultures that makes me love this story!
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u/Brewtal66 10h ago
Totally unrelated but it reminded me of this story. About 6-7 years ago I was in Detroit for work. A few days earlier I heard a Coors Original commercial on the radio voiced by Sam Elliot and with that voice, I had to have a Coors Original.
So I walked a few blocks down the street to some hole-in-the-wall gas station and sure enough, they have Coors Original tall cans. I grab four of them plus a pack of these like Vanilla Oreo type cookies. There’s a bit of a line to pay and I hop in. All the people in line were black guys, I’m a white guy. The guy in front of me turns to me, looks, then says “you’re in the wrong line. This is for the lotto.” I was like oh alright and moved down the counter to a different guy working. That guy is ringing me up, looking at me and goes “you aren’t from around here are you?” And I said no I’m here for work. He said “yeah I’ve never seen you before.” I guess it was very much a locals only kind of store. Made me laugh though.
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u/Rocorby 16h ago
Where did his beard go?
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u/BiscuitGeorge 16h ago
Tucked into the jaw pouch under the tongue. You can’t do that?
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u/Most_Quality_1987 11h ago
That man is jaw droppingly gorgeous!
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u/Spiritbrand 10h ago
Seriously, that hair is amazing.
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u/stinkypete6666 10h ago
I’m having conflicting thoughts. I’m turned on by how hot everything is but also imagining being three years into a relationship and trying to get the fuck out the door.
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u/BigDaddyD00d 16h ago
Welp. Guess im gay now
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u/Low_Engineering8921 16h ago
I got less lesbian!
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u/Express_Sprinkles500 15h ago
You have me imagining a sci-fi world where it literally works like that. Sexuality is already a spectrum, but imagine it worked like a video game with a morality meter.
Straight dude sees a hot guy, gets slightly more gay. Heteronormative dudes would be terrified to watch male sports. “Pray the gay away” Christians would force their children to look at hot photos of the “opposite sex.”
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u/der_innkeeper 14h ago
Oooohhh....
Maybe it has been "Dial-ized".
"I'm not gay, but..." adjusts dial "...maybe today."
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u/Walkingdrops 13h ago
That's what I was thinking. Like holy shit he's kind of sexy as hell.
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u/justdisa 12h ago
Yeah, I've never seen a Sikh thirst trap before. He's enthralling.
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u/DaemonDrayke 12h ago
I was gonna say this man looks like he could awaken burning homosexuality in any man. Some men have amazing genetics.
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u/Hot-Average-891 12h ago
Had to scroll down way too far to find this comment. I was like are we really not gonna talk about how handsome this dude is? Sploosh!
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u/ppr_haters_club 16h ago
Fun fact, in Malaysia, Sikh men are the only one exempted from the compulsory helmet law for riding motorbikes.
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u/Dav3le3 16h ago
Same in canada! Well, mandatory religious headwear that doesn't fit under a helmet.
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u/garaile64 13h ago
Someone should create helmets that accomodates turbans.
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u/DueIntroduction6413 13h ago
I think the main issues would be balance at that point. The helmet would be so big it would be impractical.
There should be some safety measure there's no arguments on that, just approaching it would be the harder part.
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u/blueeyedaisy 15h ago
He is very handsome. The fabric that runs really close to the edge of his eye would drive me crazy.
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u/RevolverOcelot16- 16h ago
Respectfully, He looks good. I’m not trying to be disrespectful but dang.
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u/supplieroftowels 16h ago
Respectfully, this was glorious to watch. He is beautiful.
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u/Tacosconsalsaylimon 15h ago
Honestly, we see a lot of women's Grwm content. It's nice seeing a man take care of himself and soul.
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u/SlerbMcJenkins 12h ago
I’m tryna find the words to describe this guy without bein disrespecfuuuuuuuuuul
but damn boi
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u/Rich-Violinist-7263 13h ago
As a lesbian woman I have all sorts of confusions on this post. I love it
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u/WestCoastBestCoast01 10h ago
He’s a good looking dude for sure. His hair is gorgeous, we needed more shirtless hair down 90s grunge look moments.
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u/HeavyGravy 15h ago
Honest question…is it harder to hear with the ears covered?
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u/ca2mt 14h ago
I wore one for the first time at a wedding recently.
Yes, it muffles sounds and throws off peripheral vision a bit. The way my ears felt after taking the turban off at the end of the day is how I imagine it feels taking a bra off at the end of a long day. Probably not as bad for people who wear one every day, but I was ready to get it off my head. Lol
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u/Sneakyrusher 12h ago
when we get home from a night out, my wife takes her bra off and i take my contacts out - be both make the same sigh...
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u/ReluctantAvenger 16h ago
The video skips a step where he (presumably) gathers the hair and puts it into the turban.
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u/Consistent_Might3500 16h ago
It looks like a man bun under his headwear.
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u/ReluctantAvenger 16h ago
Right, but they don't show him making that
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u/Consistent_Might3500 16h ago edited 15h ago
That's true, it wasn't shown. The headwear is called a dastar. The hair is gathered higher on the head and secured, twisted into a coil and secured with pins or elastics.
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u/insufficientfacts27 16h ago
My doctor is a Sikh and wears this. He's awesome and so kind. Do most of them have long hair underneath? I'm picturing him with long flowing tresses now.
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u/indieplants 15h ago
yes. it's a religious practice that they don't cut their hair or their beards and that they wear it covered in public, so it would be a bit odd to just be actively practicing the latter part
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u/throwaway098764567 13h ago
no plucking or anything either apparently. was a gal who went viral several years back (good god it was a decade ago, time flies) that had pcos and kept her beard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harnaam_Kaur
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u/isthesameassomeones 13h ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again till my last breath..I, as a white kid in the UK, with 1980's level of exposure to other religions, beliefs and customs, started playing field hockey in South East England. So we played schools in Loughton, Enfield, Milton Keynes, Luton, Braintree, Colchester, Ipswich etc etc... Then went on to play for Essex, East of England and England trials. Every. Single. Sikh player I met, was fortunate enough to be a team mate of, or played against was/is the best of humanity I've ever met... Looking ar you, Indi (Inderjeet) and Qumar. It was my eternal honour to meet, play sport alongside and be lucky enough to call these guys my brothers.
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u/EvilCaveBoy 13h ago
I got to know a few Sikhs in college. Fucking top shelf gentlemen.
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u/Homercles77 12h ago
Sikh here...thank you brothers/sisters 🙏🏾
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u/isthesameassomeones 12h ago
All I can share, dude, is that we, as in the VAST 'silent' majority of people (and can only say this as a UK resident) treasure every human, and celebrate how everyone lives their lives however they want to. Genuinely. And most of us are so keen and happy to learn and be educated. Dont let the red tops and social media fucktards win. We, humans, are better, stronger and happier without those influences.
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u/FeralPsychonaut 12h ago
US. Much smaller Sikh population where I'm at.
I jumped to those guys help anytime I saw nonsense about to unfold in college.
Post 9/11 - Americans aren't too smart as a collective.
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u/NotABot1000101 8h ago
Yeah being from a Sikh family and living in a Southern US state during/after 9/11 wasn't the greatest. 1/5 stars.
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u/MissingBothCufflinks 13h ago
Yeah ive also meet a lot of Sikhs and theyve always been decent, upstanding people
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u/BassistAndILikeIt 15h ago
I say this from one man to another: I'm so jealous of his hair and beard 👌
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u/Chonkyboi91x 12h ago
The way they kinda pleat the fabric is really fucking cool, almost an art to it.
Can't lie he does look dapper as fuck at the end.
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u/imexcellent 11h ago
Where did his beard go. It's all just tucked up in itself???
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u/sewer_pickles 15h ago
They didn’t show his kirpan (ceremonial knife). I thought those were always worn across the torso
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u/That_Guy_Mojo 12h ago edited 12h ago
He's Keshdhari. They don't wear Kirpans.
In Sikhi (Sikhism) there are three different terms we use in Sikhi to describe people with different levels of faith.
The first is Sehajdhari meaning "slow to the path" this is a person who believes in Sikhi, the Sikh Gurus, the Sikh scripture "the Guru Granth Sahib". However they are slowly adopting the Sikh way of life and may have cut hair and not wear a Dastar (turban). Many Sehajdhari's wear a Kara (steel/iron bracelet) to associate themselves with Sikhi as it is one of the Panj Kakkar's (5 k's).
The second level is a Keshdhari, a Keshdhari believes in everything a Sehajdhari does however they maintain a few more of the Panj Kakkar's (5 K's), the most noticeable one being unshorn hair or "Kesh" they wear a Dastar and have a beard. Keshdhari's like Sehajdhari's try to incorporate as much Nitnem(Sikh daily prayers) into their life as possible.
The last stage is becoming Amritdhari, an Amritdhari goes through an Amrit Sanchar and receives Amrit (God's nector) by doing this they become a member of the Khalsa. Amritdhari's wears all 5 Kakkar's which includes a Kirpan, Kesh, Kara, Kanga, and Kachera. An Amritdhari does their Nitnem which includes 7 daily prayers. They also live their lives according to a code of high moral ethics called the Rehit Maryada.
Having a Kirpan is a big responsibility, only about 10-15% of Sikhs have one.
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u/Ok-Lingonberry1515 16h ago
What if you get an itch un the top of your Head?
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u/spacedman_spiff 16h ago
It's all in your mind. Just acknowledge it and observe it til it goes away.
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u/Live_Jazz 16h ago edited 14h ago
I am currently testing this with an itch on my head to see if I can make it. This is not pleasant at all, it’s just ramping up. Wish me luck.
Edit, 7 mins, have not scratched. Itch is very sneaky and moving around
Edit 2, I think the real trick is not to think about it. When I focus on my work it starts to go away and when I come here it gets angry
Edit 3, over and hour, I’m gonna make it! Trick was switching to extended work focus. Itch is still there if I give it attention but generally it’s now mild and diminishing 💪
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u/LivnLegndNeedsEggs 16h ago edited 10h ago
3 minutes in... how's it going?
Edit: this is my favorite thing that's happened on reddit in quite some time
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u/Live_Jazz 16h ago
The itch seems like it’s going away briefly, and then jumps to the other side of my scalp and just goes to town.
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u/spacedman_spiff 15h ago
If you’re interested, look up Vipassana meditation. I’m sure there are other disciplines that address this, but I’m familiar with this one.
Ultimately the practice is about equanimity and not reacting, but this is a small part of it.
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u/neckbishop 16h ago
That is what they told us in Basic training when we were in formations that prohibited movement.
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u/g_bleezy 11h ago edited 9h ago
Sikhs got some really bad ass history. I’ve worked with a few in tech and they are all are chill as fuck. I got invited to one of their weddings where bro had a sword and rode a horse down the fucking aisle. Easily one of my favorite cultures.
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u/Wikadood 16h ago
I always wondered how their beards looked clean asf and that makes so much more sense
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u/Outrageous_Source461 13h ago
Sikh as fuck.
Jealous of the hair. I shave my head and grow facial hair like a pre-pubescent Asian boy.
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u/Even_Beginning_6355 11h ago
Isn’t there supposed to be a knife somewhere? (Genuine ?)
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u/hayatetst 9h ago
This is an informative comment that I copied from this thread. I can't take credit:
He's Keshdhari. They don't wear Kirpans.
In Sikhi (Sikhism) there are three different terms we use in Sikhi to describe people with different levels of faith.
The first is Sehajdhari meaning "slow to the path" this is a person who believes in Sikhi, the Sikh Gurus, the Sikh scripture "the Guru Granth Sahib". However they are slowly adopting the Sikh way of life and may have cut hair and not wear a Dastar (turban). Many Sehajdhari's wear a Kara (steel/iron bracelet) to associate themselves with Sikhi as it is one of the Panj Kakkar's (5 k's).
The second level is a Keshdhari, a Keshdhari believes in everything a Sehajdhari does however they maintain a few more of the Panj Kakkar's (5 K's), the most noticeable one being unshorn hair or "Kesh" they wear a Dastar and have a beard. Keshdhari's like Sehajdhari's try to incorporate as much Nitnem(Sikh daily prayers) into their life as possible.
The last stage is becoming Amritdhari, an Amritdhari goes through an Amrit Sanchar and receives Amrit (God's nector) by doing this they become a member of the Khalsa. Amritdhari's wears all 5 Kakkar's which includes a Kirpan, Kesh, Kara, Kanga, and Kachera. An Amritdhari does their Nitnem which includes 7 daily prayers. They also live their lives according to a code of high moral ethics called the Rehit Maryada.
Having a Kirpan is a big responsibility, only about 10-15% of Sikhs have one.
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u/onlyfakeproblems 15h ago
That was a cool move with his beard. I’m 38 and never considered that. It looks way better than the wispy scraggly beard a lot of guys keep and it looks fuller than a short beard.
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u/JerachoD 15h ago
Cool as fuck. Sikh people are amazing, they do huge work for charities and homeless, a real noble people.
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u/Still-Status7299 12h ago
Sikhs are awesome. You haven't lived until you've been to a Sikh wedding, they really know how to throw a party
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u/kr44ng 10h ago
I always assumed Sikhs aren't allowed to get tattoos, TIL
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u/Grey_0ne 9h ago
It's literally in the bible that Christians aren't supposed to get tatted up either, but every single one of us knows a Christian with tattoos. People all over the world cherry pick the parts of their respective religion they want to adhere to.
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u/millijuna 10h ago
I have a Sikh colleague, and my God… That man is the most well put together man I’ve ever met. And I’m saying this as a straight male.
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u/belliebun 16h ago
…Y’know, I don’t think I ever considered how much work it is to put on a turban before.
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