mellowyellow
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Amritsar, India
A Sikh devotee takes a dip in the holy sarovar (pond) on the birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh at the Golden Temple
Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
I saw this photo today and was curious about the small knife on the back of his turban.
The kirpan is a sword or a curved knife (not a dagger)] of any size and shape, carried by Sikhs. ... Kirpans are curved and have a single cutting edge that should be sharp. They are any size and a baptised Sikh may carry more than one, the Kirpans must be made of steel or iron.