Bana

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 – 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 plexes and internal organs
• Turban – a cotton cloth wrapped around ‘kesh’ or long, uncut hair

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