Why do some Indians wear turbans?

Answer 1

The turban (from the Persian دلبنت, dulband via the Turkish tülbent) is a headdress, of Asian origin, consisting of a long scarf wound round the head or an inner hat. The turban comes in many shapes and sizes and color of turbans vary, with the cloth's length rarely exceeding 5 meters.

For ages as per the religious treditions and culture some indians wear turbans. they are Punabis (Sikh), Kanadiga and Rajastani. Sikhs wear it for religions beliefs and it is a must for them as per Guru Granth sahib.


Sikhism
Main article: Turban (Sikhism)
The turban is closely associated with Sikhism. While not explicitly required for baptized men and women (those who join the Khalsa), they are forbidden to cut their hair and the subsequent use of the turban to manage their long hair has become associated with baptized Sikhs. Unbaptized Sikhs are not required to leave their hair unshorn. The vast majority of people who wear turbans in Western countries are Sikhs. The Sikh pagṛī (ਪਗੜੀ) is also called dastār (ਦਸਤਾਰ), which is a more respectful word in Punjabi for 'turban'.

Indian state of Rajasthan
The Rajput people from the Indian state of Rajasthan also wear distinct turbans. In Hindi, a turban is called a pagṛī (पगड़ी) or sāfā (साफ़ा). There are many variations of the turbans in Rajasthan, and it is said that the style of the turban changes with every 15 km you travel. In some areas, especially in Rajasthan the turban's size may indicate the position of the person in society. 'Royalty' in different parts of India have distinctly different styles of turbans, as do the 'peasants', who often just wear a towel wound around the head.

Indian city of Mysore and Kodagu District
The people of Mysore and Kodagu wear turbans called Mysore peta. Distinguished people are honoured by the award of a Mysore peta in a formal ceremony. In Kodagu district people wear it with traditional dress on special occasions such as marriages.

Answer 2

you must not get confused between religion and culture, some people purely wear turbans on religious basis for example Sikh's, and this is for respect. whereas, other people may only wear turbans because generations have worn turbans in a certain community, and this will have become part of their culture.

p.s. in early India, wearing turbans was like wearing a crown, all the royal Indians would wear turbans as a king would wear a crown

Answer 3

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Why do some Indians wear turbans?

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Indians are many types such as Hindu's which are the majority in India, than there are Sikh's, Christians etc who are also Indians. Sikh religion requires them to wear turbans.

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Answer 7

It may be a part of culture, it also raises from local needs. The turban protects the head from intense heat . A very long cloth may also be used as a rope to fetch water from a deep open well by tying a small vessel to its end.

Answer 8

Their religious Guru Govindsing had asked them to wear turban.

Answer 9

I could be wrong, but I read somewhere that according to the Sikh religion, men aren't supposed to cut their hair, and so they wear the turbans to keep it from getting crud in it.

Answer 10

It's something to do with the religion, tradition, ceremony, culture, etc. It's like asking why do Indian women wear saree.