Udasi Vs Sikhs

In 1926 the Lahore High Court passed a judgement that Udasis are not Sikhs. A large number of differences between Sikhs and Udasis have been detailed. The most important are :

• Udasis wear clothes of ochre colour - Sikhs do not.
• Udasis may or may not have long hair - Sikhs are enjoined to. Cutting the hair is an act of apostasy.
• Udasis are not enjoined to keep the five kakkaars - Sikhs are.
• Udasis need not be initiated in the ceremony of Pahul - Sikhs must.
• Caps are the peculiar badges of Udasis - Sikhs are prohibited from wearing them.
• Udasis observe Hindu rites and ceremonies - Sikhs do not.
• The chief object of worship of Udasis is the ball of ashes - this is condemned by the Sikhs. Udasis adore samadhs - Sikhs do not.
• Udasis may smoke - Sikhs may not. Smoking is an act of apostasy.
• Udasis employ Brahmins - Sikhs are not allowed to.
• Udasis perform shraadh (ancestral rites of offering food to the dead) - Sikhs do not.
• Udasis observe the caste system - Sikhs do not.

See Also

• Udasi

References

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