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==Uniform items==
===The turban===
The turban provided protection from sun, wind, cold and minor blows to the head.<ref>
[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UUdYFH9skIkC&pg=PA328 Page 328] ''East of Indus: My Memories of Old Punjab'' by Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard 2007 Google Books</ref> When it was windy, with sand being blown around, an end of the turban could be used to cover face, nose, ears and beard.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UUdYFH9skIkC&pg=PA145 Page 145] ''East of Indus: My Memories of Old Punjab'' by Gurnam Singh Sidhu Brard 2007 Google Books</ref>
''Dress Regulations 1913'' refer to the lungi and the pagri.
<br>''British Officers serving with Indian units are permitted to wear a lungi in place of a helmet with khaki dress…All officers of a unit must be dressed alike.'' (Page 7)
