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unusual facts about turban



Aaron Barschak

He came to public attention on 21 June 2003, when he gate-crashed Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle whilst wearing a pink dress, a false beard and a turban in a fashion similar to Osama bin Laden.

Australian land hermit crab

The preferred seashells of C. variabilis include Babylonia, Nerita, Phasianella, Thais, Tonna and Turban seashells.

Baltej Singh Dhillon

On March 16, 1990, the federal Solicitor General, Pierre Cadieux, announced in the House of Commons that the policy was theretofore amended to permit Sikhs to wear the turban while on active duty in the RCMP.

Fatih

Çarşamba is famous with bearded men in heavy coats, the traditional baggy 'shalwar' trousers and Islamic turban; while women dressed in full black gowns are a common sight as this area is popular with members of the Naqshbandi Sufi order affiliated to a Sheikh.

Greg Ritchie

He played a comedy character, a supposed Punjabi Sikh with a full beard and turban called Mahatma Cote on Channel Nine's The Footy Show as well as other sports radio comedy chat segments.

Kalimavkion

Syriac Catholic Priests and Bishops in the past have worn a kalimavkion (which unlike their Orthodox counterparts wear a turban).

Kim Märkl

Her works have been performed in concert halls throughout Germany and released by publishers in Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. Renowned actors and performers have recorded and performed her pieces including: Sky du Mont (Eyes Wide Shut), Hélène Grimaud, Ingolf Turban, Christian Tramitz, Sunnyi Melles, Steven Isserlis, Alex Dorow, and August Zirner.

Mir Jalal Khan

Rind had been appointed successor to the Phagh or Royal Turban by his father and proposed to perform the ceremonies and erect an asrokh or memorial canopy.

Mount Kedros

Kedros grows endemic or rare flowers such as tulips, anemones, corn marigolds, turban buttercups, tassel hyacinths, orchids, etc., and provides ideal conditions for the nesting of falcons as well as larger birds of prey such as griffon vultures, golden eagles and Bonelli's eagles.

Mysore Peta

Men wear a turban during religious ceremonies to portray respect and reverence towards the Supreme Being.

Nana Asma’u

To each jaji she bestowed a malfa (a hat and traditional ceremonial symbol of office of the pagan Bori priestesses in Gobir) tied with a red turban.

Sarpech

Sarpech (Hindi:सरपेच Urdu:سرپیچ) also known as an aigrette is a turban ornament that was worn by significant Hindu and Muslim princes.

In India, dominantly two kinds of turban ornaments exist: Sarpech and Kalgi (ornament)

Sooty Oystercatcher

Females focussed on soft-bodied prey which they could swallow whole such as fish, crabs, bluebottle jellyfish and various worm-like creatures such as cunjevoi, while males preferred hard-shelled prey such as mussels (Mytilus planulatus), sea urchins, turban shells (Turbo undulatus and Turbo torquata), and black periwinkle (Nerita atramentosa).


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