Kangha

A kangha (Punjabi: ਕੰਘਾ/کنگھا) is a small wooden comb that Sikhs usually use twice a day and part of the Five Ks.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is supposed to be kept with the hair at all times. Combs help to clean the hair, and are a symbol of cleanliness. Combing their hair reminds Sikhs that their lives should be tidy and organised. The kangha makes the uncut hair neat and keeps away tangles. Kanghas were traditionally made of wood, but many modern Sikhs employ ones made of plastic.

^ Goldman, Ann, ed. (2006). Oxford textbook of palliative care for children. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-19-852653-7.
^ Bains, Tara Singh; Johnston, Hugh J. M. (1995). The four quarters of the night: the life-journey of an emigrant Sikh. McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Montreal Kingston London Buffalo: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-7735-1265-8.
^ Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur (2012). The Birth of the Khalsa: A Feminist Re-Memory of Sikh Identity. SUNY series in Religious Studies. State University of New York Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780791482667.

[1] Goldman, Ann, ed. (2006). Oxford textbook of palliative care for children. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-19-852653-7.

[2] Bains, Tara Singh; Johnston, Hugh J. M. (1995). The four quarters of the night: the life-journey of an emigrant Sikh. McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Montreal Kingston London Buffalo: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-7735-1265-8.

[3] Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur (2012). The Birth of the Khalsa: A Feminist Re-Memory of Sikh Identity. SUNY series in Religious Studies. State University of New York Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780791482667.

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Kangha

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