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* Kurta – a lose fitting tunic | * [[Kurta]] or Chola – a lose fitting tunic | ||
* Churidas – pants that are loose fitting around the thighs and buttocks, and tight around the ankles | * [[Churidas]] – pants that are loose fitting around the thighs and buttocks, and tight around the ankles | ||
* Cumberbund – a cloth wrapped around the mid torso region to maintain mild pressure on the solar plexus and internal organs | * [[Cumberbund]] – a cloth wrapped around the mid torso region to maintain mild pressure on the solar plexus and internal organs | ||
* Turban – a cotton cloth wrapped around ‘kesh’ or long, uncut hair | |||
* [[Turban]] – a cotton cloth wrapped around ‘kesh’ or long, uncut hair | |||
* [[Gatra]] - An implement normally made of cloth to hold and wear the [[kirpan]] aroung the neck and shoulder. | |||
{{bibi ji}} | {{bibi ji}} | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 12 April 2008
Bana: A royal warrior uniform
Bana is the clothing that identifies us. All military personnel, from field officers to the highest command wear bana. It is a ‘unified form’. The Bana given to us by Guru Gobind Singh identifies us in our spiritual and temporal form as unified beings – divinely unique and gracefully powerful.
Bana Includes:
- Kurta or Chola – a lose fitting tunic
- Churidas – pants that are loose fitting around the thighs and buttocks, and tight around the ankles
- Cumberbund – a cloth wrapped around the mid torso region to maintain mild pressure on the solar plexus and internal organs
- Turban – a cotton cloth wrapped around ‘kesh’ or long, uncut hair
- Gatra - An implement normally made of cloth to hold and wear the kirpan aroung the neck and shoulder.
Excerpt from the book "LIVING REALITY - Questions and Answers about life, under the guidance of The Siri Guru Granth Sahib" by Bibiji Inderjit Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D
