What Religion is where Men tie hair up in "white towel"?

[v3rob11]

This sounds very ignorant but I was wondering the religon of males who tie up their hair in a bun on the top of the head and cover with a "White towel"??

thanks.

[pingping]

do you mean Sikhs? Sikh men wear their hair in cloth turbans, while the younger/teenage men wear it in white buns. Not in towels though!

[v3rob11]

i know its not a towel thats why i out them in inverts! thanks for your quick response, i'll look it up. But this sounds right, thanks again

[spudqueen]

They also wear black turbans and I think red, though this is personal choice.

[Octavius]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban

[saxy_jag]

The Sikh turban, like an ordinary hat, can be any colour. It's not an actual requirement, but uncut hair and keeping it clean and tidy, is, hence the turban. There are several 'styles' and men can choose whichever style they prefer. They were traditionally made of silk, which is said to be capable of deflecting a sword blade, it's so strong. I'm not convinced by that one, though.

I'm not sure what name is given to the style that the younger boys wear. Here in Leicester, non-Indic speakers tend to refer to them as top-knots - a small 'bun' on the top of the head, held in place by a piece of cloth resembling a handkerchief.

We once had great difficulty persuading a visiting Russian friend that the young boys in the local morris dancing troop were actually boys and not girls, especially after we'd told her that morris dancing is traditionally a male pursuit. I'm sure she's still convinced we were winding her up.