Dastar Bandi
In many families, when a boy reaches a certain age (usually eleven to sixteen), he is taken to a Gurudwara and there, in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib and following Ardas, his first turban will be ceremonially tied on by the Granthi, an elder relation or another Sikh elder. The Granthi will explain the importance of keeping long hair and wearing a turban.This ceremony designates the respect with which the turban is regarded. The Turban is such a crucial article of faith that many Sikhs consider it to be more important that all the other Ks. Turbans may be of any color, and is tied in many different ways and styles.
After the Dastar Bandi Ceremony and his initiation into the Khalsa, the young Singni is to incorporate the Five Ks in his everyday appearance (uncut hair, steel bracelet, wooden comb, cotton underwear and steel dagger).
