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Five Ks

Main article: 5 Ks

Saints and other people revered by Sikhs

The Five Ks, or panj kakaar/kakke, are five items of faith that all Sikhs are required to wear at all times at the command of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh who so ordered at the Baisakhi Amrit Sanskar in 1699. They are:-

• Kesh (uncut hair)
• Kanga (wooden comb)
• Kaccha (specially-designed underwear)
• Kara (Iron bracelet)
• Kirpan (strapped sword).

They are for identification and representation of the ideals of Sikhism, such as honesty, equality, fidelity, meditating on God, and never bowing to tyranny.