[chris]

Look at that freakin hat

[Hunted]

What country or religon is that from?

[chris]

Originally Posted by mainetc ↗

What country or religon is that from?

I have no idea, but man it looks silly

[Worrymon]

Originally Posted by mainetc ↗

What country or religon is that from?

It's a Sikh turban. I recognized the symbols on it as representing a LEASEWEB: domeinen, webhosting, dedicated servers, colocation, streaming, DSL and just found this on Times Online...

August 06, 2007
Is this the world's largest turban?

This is Major Singh wearing a major turban - purported
to be the biggest in the world at 30kg and 400 meters of cloth. He hopes it will be a source of inspiration to young Sikh boys who are opting for having their hair cut rather than covering it.

The larger the turban the higher the status, but part of the forehead must be left exposed so that skin can touch the ground when in prayer.

For Sikhs the headgear is seen as Guru Nanak's gift, a crown marking them out as dedicated to their higher consciousness.

There's a great site here with videos of how to tie one and a useful digest of what the headdress means in different religions.

On the site Rate My Turban - hat tip Tom Whitwell Times Online Communities Editor - it's possible to rate, view, and upload your own turban pics.

Posted by Joanna Sugden on August 6, 2007 in Sikhs

The principal belief of Sikhism is faith in Vāhigurū—represented using the sacred symbol of ēk ōaṅkār, the Universal God. Sikhism advocates the pursuit of salvation through disciplined, personal meditation on the name and message of God. A key distinctive feature of Sikhism is a non-anthropomorphic concept of God, to the extent that one can interpret God as the Universe itself.

Wiki

I always thought it was interesting because the religion was founded in a part of the world (Punjab) that was under Muslim control at the time. The founder (Guru Nanak Dev) studied Hindu and Islamic writings for a long time before coming up with his own philosophy. I also remember being told that a number of the Gurus (their leaders) were executed over the years for refusing to convert to Islam.

The sad bit is the number of Sikhs who were attacked in the past number of years because of the attacker's confusion over different styles of turbans being from different cultures.

[Hunted]

Thanks Worry

[chris]

The larger the turban the higher the status, but part of the forehead must be left exposed so that skin can touch the ground when in prayer.

what a pain in the butt, man I think I would just shave my hair off, I think that article mentioned guys doing that now.

[kellyhound]

30 kg ? tjeezus lol
I thought he was hiding a tumor.