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The turban
==Uniform items==
===The turban===
''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)
The Pashtu language word is lungi, (lungee,<ref>[http://blogs.transparent.com/pashto/afghan-turbans/ Afghan Turbans] by najib 06. Sep, 2011 Pashto Language Blog </ref>) while the Hindi/Punjabi word is pagri, (pugri, puggaree, pagree, pagg, pagh, pagari).
The '''lungi''' was often wrapped around a '''kullah''', (kulla, khulla), a dome shaped scull cup, which however is not worn by Sikhs. Sikhs in the Army, as part of their uniform, were issued a 5 metre turban, and a half size, smaller, under turban called a '''"fifty''' " which was usually in a contrasting colour. <ref> [http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=6&id=3060 What Is The Fifty?] by Jagdeep Singh Sahota June 25, 2015 (scroll down page). sikhchic.com</ref> The smaller cloth was also known as a '''pag''', (pakta), (which could also be a bandana type cloth) and shows as a small triangle of contrasting colour in the centre of the forehead under the lungi.
In Army terminology, the term lungi was usually used for the cloth the turban was constructed from, and a '''pagri''' usually referred to the cloth which was wound around a sun helmet, the latter worn both by British in the Indian Army, and in the British Army. However, in some contexts, a lungi and kullah together formed a pagri, and in other contexts the words lungi and pagri have the same meaning.
The lungis were of “regimental pattern” which often differed between officers and O.R.s, and also could differ from one decade to the next. <ref>‪PhilinYuma‪. [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3500&start=15#p13441 ID question, Indian Army] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 17 June 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.</ref>. This means it may be difficult to identify the regimentfrom the pattern.
===The kurta===
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