Dastaar Bandi

The Dastaar Bandi is an initiation ceremony celebrating the "coming of age" of the sikh child. It can be performed at any age, but is most commonly done between the ages of 14 and 16. It is the first turban or dastaar that the child will wear and usually tied by sikh elders. Thereafter, the young sikh should wear the turban with pride on a regular basis.