How to Tie a Pagari (Indian Turban)

by mihikashaunik

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Intro: How to Tie a Pagari (Indian Turban)

The Pagari (Indian Turban) shown in the intractable, is worn by the men in the Sikh community in India. It is a religious requirement of the Sikhs to never cut their hair and therefore to manage their long hair they wear the turban

STEP 1: Step 1

Grow hair long enough to tie it in a bun fashion on top of your head.

STEP 2: Step 2

Fold cloth in an alternate folding manner with the length of ½ to 2 feet.

STEP 3: Step 3

Holding the end of the cloth in your mouth stretch it across the top of your head.

STEP 4: Step 4

Wrap it around your head and make sure it covers your ear lobe.

STEP 5: Step 5

Follow the image. 

STEP 6: Step 6

Follow the image. 

STEP 7: Step 7

Follow the image. 

STEP 8: Step 8

While wrapping around your head make sure you form a triangular shape on your crown.

STEP 9: Step 9

Spread open the cloth that was on top of your head and tuck it into the sides of the pagari.

STEP 10: Step 10

Open the cloth in your mouth and tuck into the back pagari.

STEP 11: Step 11

Front view.

STEP 12: Step 12

Back view.
Your Done!

38 Comments

cronama 13 years ago

wow thats tight

garypcom 11 years ago

How long is the cloth used to do this?

jethrosham 4 years ago

It is usually 5 meters for 10 and over for 7 and below it is 3 meters and 8 or 9 its 4

rauljojo.nepomucenojr 9 years ago

thank you so much !!
i am a dancer and we do perform indian dances from time to time and the company has a fixed pagari for us to dancers to wear it in a limited time , but i always wanted to learn to to wear pagari the original way .
next on our show i will try to wear it as instructed here
BIG HELP
THANK YOU !!

AumOnly 11 years ago

People need right information.
Pagari (Indian Turban).
To begin with, Pagari was started by Russians when they happen to settle down into hotter regions. This was adopted mostly by farmers to save their heads from heating from day's hot Sun, or those who took long journeys.
The Natives of India didn't wear 'pagari' (their tradition is still valid in south India). Furthermore, if Pagari be 'indian', Sikhs made a good use of it by bringing it into a sect of Religious-Dharma. It is also used by people living in other states, such as Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujurat, Maharastra, Madhya Prades, UP, Bangal. They have similar 'tying process'.
So, what is so 'Sikh' about Pagari?

prabhsmart 10 years ago

Despite whatever be the history, most of the other cultures have stop wearing turban. Only Sikh, muslim and some hindu's still wears them. Most of the western cultures have abandoned them with their facial hair.

SrvKS 12 years ago

haha :) really nice instructable :)

emartian 13 years ago

This is so cool! When I was little, I loved Hadji from Johnny Quest. I loved that the all-american boy had a friend-adoptive brother really, who was a proud and practicing Sikh. I'd vacillate between playing at Johnny or Hadji, but my turban always came out limp and crooked. Now, as a grownup I can finally do it right!

Whales 13 years ago

I love this, i remember the crew of the Natalus in The League of Extroordinary GEntlemen, who i assume are sihk, they were turbans. It's probably alittle warped, but i always loved those guys soo much, they look badass.

I just tried it with a cloth i had sitting around, I'll probably need some practice and a better cloth... When i get it down, I'll post pictures.

mihikashaunik 13 years ago

That would be great .Do post them here;)
Best of luck trying it out .

pia 13 years ago

I have seen some turbans with jewels stuck on the front, does that have any significance? Does it have a name?

sarveshk 13 years ago

Actually it DOES have significance. In ancient times, Sardards or Mansubdars (Knigts) used to wear their Golden or Silver badges of designation in front of their turbans. Those badges used to contain various gems and Diamonds too.

See this pic, a cop is wearing his badge on his turban,
http://revolutionaryfrontlines.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/india-wb-dgp-g-singh1.jpg

mihikashaunik 13 years ago

They are just for show.
Some people also put a strip of cellophane in the last layer in front (the triangle) to make to shine.

pia 13 years ago

I have found that turban jewels have quite a few names:
"Jigha" "Sarpati" "kalgi" "figha"
It seems that turban jewelry was the perogative of the Moghul emperors & their close family members (including his horse!!)
Hindu Kings (mainly the Rajputs) also used these adornments & now Hindu grooms use them to dress up in a princely way for their weddings.
Most of the turban jewels are really beautiful & some are quite spectacular, us plain folks however will have to make do with costume jewelry....

pia 13 years ago

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TURBAN TYING BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
The next time I need to wear a costume, I'll be wearing a turban (& following your instructions). Thanks for the help!

Jokersharlequin 13 years ago

Wow. That was great. I homeschool my daughter and we just finished learning about Ancient India. She always talked about how the turbans look so cool. Thanks for sharing so that I can share with her.

Kaiven 13 years ago

Very neatly done, looks great.

davee52uk 13 years ago

1. There are ladies in my area in UK who wear turbans also.

2. Does the colour of the turban indicate anything ? Do thde colours change to change to match religious festivals in the Sikh Year such as Diwali etc.

In the Anglican (Christian) year the altar cloths change for different parts of the year Advent (Christmas) I believe is purple and Easter is white.

3. Does a point at the very front of the turban indicate anything or is it just ultra-cool

4. Are the turbans sometimes starched as some seem very rigid ?
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