Baana

Baana: Literally: dress. In Sikh cultural terminology it means all the five Kakaars (articles of faith) plus a Chola (a long shirt), a tightfitting trousers, a Kamarkassa (a belt to tighten Gaatra and like a sash around the waist) which makes one very active.

This was actually a form of dress intended for the battlefield. A Sikh is expected to be everready in Baana at every moment because for a Sikh the world is like a battle field and he/she has to act in every situation in the discipline of a soldier in a battle field.

References

1. The Sikh Reference Book; Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer 1997