[J.]

I remember seeing a Sikh with a turban. He was in some of my classes in college, and I noticed every so often that he would be wearing a different color turban. Does the color have any kind of significance (religious holiday or time of year, etc.), or is it just what he felt like wearing that day?

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[T.B.]

I live in an area of London where more than half the resident population is African Caribbean or Asian (in the United Kingdom, Asian tends to mean of origin in the Indian Sub-Continent). One of the Sikhs I work with told me that the color of his turban was an individual choice, though most of the Sikhs I know wear black, white or dark blue turbans.

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[Jatinder]

Like the class mate of yours I wear turban of different colors. Although, some colors may have significance, it is mostly a personal preference

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[R Singh]

Baptised Sikhs, or practising Sikhs, only wear the following colours: Blue, White, Black and Saffron. Green, red and pink turbans are not allowed. This is because Green turbans are worn by the Muslims, Red/Pink are worn by Hindu’s. The turban for a Sikh is part of his/her identity, we are meant to stick out, and are a distinct culture/faith. There is no special day for a specific colour. However, the safron colour, a colour or martyrdom is worn on special occasions such as birth dates of the Guru’s etc in rememberance of sacrifices made for the Sikhs, and as it does stand out alot, it also shows that Sikhs are proud of the Turban.

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Name : R Singh, Gender : M, Age : 25, City : London, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

[Arvin Singh]

The color of the turban is mostly one’s own choice. Usually Sikh men would like to match the color of their turban with their suit or tie or dress. However in Sikh community, the: Saffron color is symbol Sacrifice White color is symbol of Peace Blue color turban Sikhs warriors used to wear in the army and they still do. Blue and Black color is also polular in the sikhs who work in offices. Young people usually prefer sharp color and old men prefer to wear light colors. Some sikhs who went in to Singing profession e.g. pop singing, I have seen them wearing shiny colorful turbans with a strap. However, there is no such restriction or requirment. For more info please check: http://www.sikhnet.com and the related links

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Name : Arvin Singh, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Sikh, Age : 38, City : Windsor, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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