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What to Wear for Guru Nanak Gurpurab: Gurdwara & Nagar Kirtan Outfit Ideas

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For Guru Nanak Gurpurab (Guru Nanak Jayanti), wear a modest kurta set or salwar suit with a dupatta to cover your head in the gurdwara. Saffron (kesri), yellow, white, cream and soft pastels are popular.

What should women wear to the gurdwara on Gurpurab?

1. Head covered: a dupatta or scarf, kept on the whole time inside, including the langar hall.

What to wear for nagar kirtan abroad

In the UK, Canada and the USA, nagar kirtan processions often take place on cold November weekends:

Doing seva in the langar

If you help in the langar kitchen, choose cotton you can wash easily, tie your dupatta securely, and avoid long trailing sleeves or loose fabric near the stoves.

What should a non-Sikh visitor wear?

The same: a modest outfit with covered shoulders and legs, and a scarf or dupatta to cover your hair. Visitors are always welcome at the gurdwara and the langar.

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What to wear for Guru Nanak Jayanti (Gurpurab): modest kurta sets with a head-covering dupatta for the gurdwara, warm layers for nagar kirtan abroad,…

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