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Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ishna" data-source="post: 148213" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p><strong>Soon2bKaur Ji</strong></p><p></p><p>Head covering is an exciting element of religion, especially in the West which is why you see a) most white converts to Islam start hijab straight away and b) why lots of Muslim sites have sticky threads for new muslimahs to talk about hijab. It's an exciting way to show the world how enamoured you are with your new faith!</p><p></p><p>I don't think you need to feel too self conscious about your extremely short hair. A lot of Sikhs cut their hair now anyway (not that it's ok!!), so they would be hypocrites to judge you. The main thing is that you feel comfortable in Darbar Sahib (the main hall with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in it - don't mean to patronize, I'm just not sure which words you already know!), and perhaps you feel more self-conscious with incredibly short hair before your GURUJI than other people?</p><p></p><p>At any rate, my point of view is this:</p><p></p><p>1. Dastaar/turban can be worn at any stage on your Sikh journey, but I think it would be lovely to keep it for if you become amritdhari (baptised), and it will have special meaning, and you will feel more confident when people go "what's that thing on your head?" or otherwise challenge you possibly more aggressively because of it.</p><p>2. Perhaps you could buy a wide head-band like the one pictured and wear your chunni over that. It will a) cover your short hair and b) help keep your chunni ON your head by giving the chunni something to hold on to.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p></p><p><strong>KDS Ji:</strong></p><p>(KDS has picked up a line from my deleted post, everyone else can ignore this part of the conversation)</p><p></p><p>As you are probably aware my husband and I are both white, and I wasn't as devout a Sikh (in fact I wasn't a Sikh, I was only reading about it) when we got together. So he sees turbans as a strange and unusual piece of clothing. He doesn't think they look very feminine, and he loves my long hair. I've tried the "won't it be cool for you knowing you're practically the only one who gets to see my long hair?" approach but he says it's cooler for him for OTHERS to see my hair.</p><p></p><p>I'm divided on the turban-wearing duration... I don't see the point of wearing a turban at all unless it's for the majority of the time. This might be better in another thread. Turban is an article of uniform, I think if you've decided to wear it you should always wear it in public at least. Then whose to say you won't get called unexpectedly out of the house late at night or have visitors after dinner?</p><p></p><p>Summed up, he doesn't want to be seen in public with me wearing my beautiful SALWAR KAMEEZ let alone a turban. He doesn't particularly like seeing me with my chunni on my head either.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, I'm trying subtle things... putting up the painting of the beautiful singhni wearing a turban (so he sees it all the time and gets de-sensitised). He's open to other kinds of head-covering, especially if they look "hippy", so I'm going to experiment with tichels which I think he likes. It's still a question-mark for me at this point as to "if it's not a turban why bother at all" but I feel the need to cover my hair/head with SOMETHING so I might as well follow the instinct.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone know where I can buy tye-died turban fabric? lol</p><p></p><p>KDS Ji, if you want to continue this conversation it's probably best if you PM me please. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 148213, member: 2709"] [B]Soon2bKaur Ji[/B] Head covering is an exciting element of religion, especially in the West which is why you see a) most white converts to Islam start hijab straight away and b) why lots of Muslim sites have sticky threads for new muslimahs to talk about hijab. It's an exciting way to show the world how enamoured you are with your new faith! I don't think you need to feel too self conscious about your extremely short hair. A lot of Sikhs cut their hair now anyway (not that it's ok!!), so they would be hypocrites to judge you. The main thing is that you feel comfortable in Darbar Sahib (the main hall with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in it - don't mean to patronize, I'm just not sure which words you already know!), and perhaps you feel more self-conscious with incredibly short hair before your GURUJI than other people? At any rate, my point of view is this: 1. Dastaar/turban can be worn at any stage on your Sikh journey, but I think it would be lovely to keep it for if you become amritdhari (baptised), and it will have special meaning, and you will feel more confident when people go "what's that thing on your head?" or otherwise challenge you possibly more aggressively because of it. 2. Perhaps you could buy a wide head-band like the one pictured and wear your chunni over that. It will a) cover your short hair and b) help keep your chunni ON your head by giving the chunni something to hold on to. I hope this helps! [B]KDS Ji:[/B] (KDS has picked up a line from my deleted post, everyone else can ignore this part of the conversation) As you are probably aware my husband and I are both white, and I wasn't as devout a Sikh (in fact I wasn't a Sikh, I was only reading about it) when we got together. So he sees turbans as a strange and unusual piece of clothing. He doesn't think they look very feminine, and he loves my long hair. I've tried the "won't it be cool for you knowing you're practically the only one who gets to see my long hair?" approach but he says it's cooler for him for OTHERS to see my hair. I'm divided on the turban-wearing duration... I don't see the point of wearing a turban at all unless it's for the majority of the time. This might be better in another thread. Turban is an article of uniform, I think if you've decided to wear it you should always wear it in public at least. Then whose to say you won't get called unexpectedly out of the house late at night or have visitors after dinner? Summed up, he doesn't want to be seen in public with me wearing my beautiful SALWAR KAMEEZ let alone a turban. He doesn't particularly like seeing me with my chunni on my head either. At any rate, I'm trying subtle things... putting up the painting of the beautiful singhni wearing a turban (so he sees it all the time and gets de-sensitised). He's open to other kinds of head-covering, especially if they look "hippy", so I'm going to experiment with tichels which I think he likes. It's still a question-mark for me at this point as to "if it's not a turban why bother at all" but I feel the need to cover my hair/head with SOMETHING so I might as well follow the instinct. Does anyone know where I can buy tye-died turban fabric? lol KDS Ji, if you want to continue this conversation it's probably best if you PM me please. :) [/QUOTE]
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