A Nihang Sikh in the 1860s with a characteristically elaborate turban
Dastar bunga, or "towering fortress",[1] is a style of turban used by a specific sect within the Sikhs, the Akali Nihangs (Immortal Crocodiles). As an essential part of their faith the warriors used the turban as a store for their expansive range of weapons.
"Their turban was tied in a unique way, which with time, was established as a norm. Its method and style of tying was not aimed towards pleasing the Almighty, but was in accordance with the rank. The first form of the turban of the Singhs had a thick bamboo stick in the centre and was raised to a measure of nine inches or as long as a hand. And by circling step by step around the bamboo stick, that turban became similar to a tapering tube. When the last section of the turban reached the end of the wooden stick, abreast with the tip of the stick, a part, to the measure of a hand, was left flying loose. While riding or on foot, the flying movement of the loose end of the turban was like a flag, demonstrating their magnificence." Mufti 'Ali ud-Din, Ibratnamah (1854), 1:364-66.[2]: 66
^"Sikh fortress turban". British Museum. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
^Amandeep, Singh Madra; Parmjit, Singh (2013). Warrior Saints: Four Centuries of Sikh Military History (Vol:1). Kashi House. ISBN 978-0-9560168-5-0.
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