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Kanga - Kakar - Sikh Comb

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Kanga - Kakar - Sikh Wooden Comb

Kanga - Wooden Comb

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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.
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