Kachh

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Kachh is a traditional Sikh undergarment and one of the five articles of faith (the Five Ks) worn by initiated Sikhs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kachh canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh religious garment ⓘ
article of faith in Sikhism ⓘ
undergarment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kacchera ⓘ
Kachera ⓘ
Kachhera ⓘ
linked to: Kachhhera

Kachhhera ⓘ
associatedWith Khalsa identity ⓘ
Sikh code of conduct ⓘ
culturalRegion Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Punjab ⓘ
distinctFrom Western underwear ⓘ
dhoti ⓘ
lungi ⓘ
genderUsage worn by Sikh men ⓘ
worn by some Sikh women ⓘ
hasColor usually white ⓘ
hasFeature allows freedom of movement ⓘ
drawstring waist ⓘ
loose-fitting design ⓘ
hasForm shorts-like undergarment ⓘ
hasMaterial cloth ⓘ
introducedAt Vaisakhi of 1699 ⓘ
linked to: Vaisakhi
introducedIn 1699 ⓘ
isOneOf Kangha ⓘ
Kara ⓘ
Kesh ⓘ
Kirpan ⓘ
mandatedBy Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
mentionedIn Sikh Rehat Maryada ⓘ
linked to: Rehat Maryada
partOf Five Ks ⓘ
Panj Kakar ⓘ
linked to: Kohistan ranges
religion Sikhism ⓘ
religiousStatus mandatory for initiated Sikhs ⓘ
requiredFor Khalsa initiation ⓘ
linked to: Amrit Sanchar
symbolizes chastity ⓘ
discipline ⓘ
moral restraint ⓘ
readiness for battle ⓘ
self-control ⓘ
wornBy Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
initiated Sikhs ⓘ
wornUnder outer garments ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kachera → alsoKnownAs → Kachh ⓘ
Kachhhera → alsoKnownAs → Kachh ⓘ