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[[File:Parna.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A movie 'capture' (left) and a young Sikh in Belgium (right)]]

A '''Parna''' is a quick casual turban aside of Patka that you might tie if you are around the house or exercising. It's usually a small cloth of maximum 2-3 meters and is not just a color but a designed cloth. 

==Who wears it?==
[[File:Boy wearing patka.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A young Sikh in J&K on his way to school, smartly dressed wearing a Patka]]
Human wears it of course!! You must have heard about a [[Patka]], it is usually worn by Sikh childern, but when a person grows older (in their teen years or older), they quit using a Patka   and shift to a Parna.  In cities, towns and villages many people are seen wearing the parna style of Dastar.

Basically the Parna style of turban is used to cover the head when a person is at home, visiting somewhere locally, exercising or doing other activities, as a Sikh prefers to cover his head instead of wandering around outside with his head  'naked'. Even if a sikh has to run a nearby shop or house, the Parna, because of the ease with which it is tied, is preferred to quickly cover one's head.

It's  mostly worn by farmers when working in the fields or wandering around in the villages of Punjab. Parna waddae bande bande ne patka not prefferable. 

Outside Punjab in many states the Patka stle is still in use, Sikh people have often worn small patkas, but now they are shifting to better parnas and to turbans. 

Parna is not an appropriate choice for playing or doing sports, where its a better choice to use a patka, because a patka sticks to the head if its knot is tied properly,  but  the ''larh'' in a parna is gently placed, making it useful for general purposes only. Most Hockey, '''footballers''' and Cricket  players  prefer a Patka rather than a parna.

The Parna style is also preferred by people from other religions. In Punjab many Bhaiyas (Migratory workers from UP) have taken to  wearing parnas.

==Tying Style==
Its tying style is different for different people. Some people start tying it from the ceter of their head while others  cover their head and then wrap three rounds of cloth around to cover their head completely. Some people leave a "Larh" on the side. In an emergency or hurry this type of turban is worn, as its ease of tying, makes it an easy choice as  most  sikhs prefer not to go outside with an uncovered ('naked') head.

==Parna in Media==
* In the movie '' “Sarhad Paar” '', Farmers are shown in parnas in many scenes.
* In the upcoming movie '' “Kissan” '', the Parna is also featured.
[[File:Parna1.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Another Style of Parna, using a solid colour instead of the more common plaid, checkered or patterned piece of cloth]]

[[Category: Turban]]