Teaching Resources
Teaching Resources with simple text supported by pictures

Train Home Page
Teaching Resources
Sources of Information about Deafness
Sources of Information about Speech and Language Disorders
Contact Us
Site Map
What's New?
Search
   
trainHome  trainTeaching Resources trainREtrainReligionstrainSikhtrainClothesThe 5Ks

The 5 Ks
Sikhs wear 5 special things.  Each one starts with 'k'.  These show people are Sikh.  Sikh men are called Singh (lion). Sikh women are called Kaur.  
               This means princess.
This is a turban

 

Kesh is long hair.  Sikhs do not cut their hair.  Sikh men wear a turban.
These shorts are called kacchera Kacchera are shorts.
This comb is called kanga Kanga is a small wooden comb.
This bracelet is called a Kara. Kara is a bracelet.
This sword is called kirpan

The Kirpan is a sword.

Back
Pictures are © the Religious Education Section of the University of Strathclyde. As stated in their copyright use on this site is for non-profit-making, educational purposes and the copyright statements have not been removed from the images.
       
Copyright Wendy Pallant 2001