Definition:
Kanga is a wooden comb and is one of five kakar, articles of faith, required for the Amritdhari, a Sikh who has been initiated into the order of Khalsa in the Amritsanchar ceremony.
- The kanga is commonly carved from rose wood or sandal wood anywhere between 2-6 inches in size.
- The kanga is worn in the joora, the topknot of unshorn hair of the Amritdhari.
- The kanga is used twice daily to comb and to clean the kes, the hair.
- The kanga is worn in the hair under under turban or keski a kind of under turban, and is kept on the person of the Amritdhari at all times.
