Learn How to Tie Different Sikh Turbans

Turbans are a type of headgear that men in India and other Asian nations typically wear. The many turban styles distinguish one culture or faith from another. Traditionally, different turban types were worn by people with diverse backgrounds or regions to distinguish themselves, but turbans have now evolved into a fashion statement. Both men and women can wear turban in a variety of styles.

While we hear about turban we often think of Sikhs. But in contrast additional to Sikhs there are many other regions where people wear a turban. Although the percentage of other regional turban wearers is less. Rajasthan has its way of tying turban while in Maharashtra it is tied in another way. Turban is getting so much attention lately even women have started wearing turbans in certain ways. You could witness turbans on the fashion weeks as well. This article will show a few ways of tying a turban.

The Sikh religion requires its adherents to wear a turban and refrain from cutting their hair, as per religious texts. A Sikh turban’s pattern and how it’s knotted differs significantly from turban fashions in other civilizations, such as Arab civilizations, which frequently leave a tail at the rear. There are a variety of ways to tie a Sikh turban, and you can customize yours depending on your interests.

Here we are sharing a few variations of tying turban:-

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Patka

Sikhs frequently wear their hair in a bun on top of their heads to keep it out of the way of the cloth. A patka is a type of turban worn by children or by people who participate in strenuous sports. Sikhs frequently wear one under a conventional turban to keep it in place. It’s a much smaller cloth than just a full turban.
Pull your hair to the top of your head, as if you’re going to make a ponytail. Begin pulling your hair altogether to form a thick rope.
Start winding the hair rope around itself. Make a knot near the front of your head on the top of your head. Continue to wrap it around itself. You can pull a section of it through itself to produce a slip knot if it’s long enough. If this isn’t possible, wrap the end around the knot. If it won’t stay, secure it with a flexible clip.
Begin by using a patka cloth. Holding a portion in each hand, place it over your brow. Tie the corners of your head from the front to the rear.
From the back, pull the corner strings up. Cross one over and over your head’s knot, holding it under your chin for now. Cross the other one in the other direction.
Wrap the edges of the knot all-around knot’s front. Tie them in a knot at the back of your head.

Sikh Turban

Take one amongst your turban’s corners and place it in your mouth. You may wrap the turban with both hands-frees if you hold one edge in your mouth.
Wrap the turban across your back and then up over your hair knot. Pull it back to the front, around the knot. On one side, let it go down around the front of your head.
Rewind it around your head. As you loop around, move higher on the opposite side of your head. On either side, bring it down lower.
Continue to wrap it around your head. As you go, layer it. As you wrap your hair around your head, it will produce a stair-step look.
Finish by tucking the end in. Tuck the end of the turban cloth into the turban’s top folds when you get to the end. To keep it in place, make sure you pull it tight.
Tuck the end of your tongue inside your mouth. Pull the end around your back and tuck it under the fabric’s rear folds.

Women Fashion Turban

Make a bun or a ponytail with your hair.
Make a triangle out of the scarf by folding it in half.
Place it on your head with the triangle’s center point pointing front and the sides falling on your left and right sides.
Make sure your hair is covered, then bring both sides of the scarf to your brow and twist them twice to form a knot.
Bring both sides of the turban to your neck, bind them tightly, and tuck the loose ends under the turban.
After that, you can wear the turban with any piece of clothes you like. Choose an outfit with simple colors depending on the appearance of the turban you want.

Maharastrian Turban

Divide a turban cloth into two equal portions with a knife.
Take one part and place it in the middle of your head, from the neck to the brow.
Twist the fabric and wrap it around your head to reach the back of the forehead, and then twist it again.
Continue doing so until only a small portion of the cloth remains.
Now tuck the remaining cloth into the folds so that the ends of the cloth may be seen as a pleated stand.

Patiala Shahi turban

Start tying a turban cloth from one ear to the other, crossing your head and down the other side.
Take the cloth from the opposite ear back to the side you started with once it reaches the lower end of your head.
To make pleats keep doing the same thing.
Tuck the end of the wrapper into the folds once it’s finished.