Kachhhera

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Kachhhera is a traditional cotton undergarment worn by Sikhs as one of the five articles of faith symbolizing modesty and self-discipline.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kachhera 2
Kachhhera canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh article of faith ⓘ
religious garment ⓘ
undergarment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kacchera ⓘ
Kachera ⓘ
Kachh ⓘ
Kachhera ⓘ
linked to: Kachhhera
associatedWith Khalsa identity ⓘ
linked to: Khalsa

Sikh code of conduct ⓘ
category Sikh religious symbol ⓘ
traditional Indian clothing ⓘ
undergarments ⓘ
contrastsWith tight or revealing clothing ⓘ
culturalOrigin Punjab region ⓘ
genderUsage worn by men ⓘ
worn by women ⓘ
hasFeature drawstring waist ⓘ
knee-length or above-knee length ⓘ
loose-fitting design ⓘ
pleated front ⓘ
introducedAs one of the Five Ks at the creation of the Khalsa in 1699 ⓘ
introducedBy Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
linguisticOrigin Punjabi language term ⓘ
maintenance should be kept clean ⓘ
material cotton ⓘ
partOf Five Ks ⓘ
purpose facilitate physical activity ⓘ
maintain modesty ⓘ
remind wearer of moral conduct ⓘ
relatedConcept Sikh Rehat Maryada ⓘ
linked to: Rehat Maryada
relatedTo Kangha ⓘ
Kara ⓘ
Kesh ⓘ
Kirpan ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
religiousStatus mandatory for initiated Sikhs ⓘ
requiredFor Amritdhari Sikhs ⓘ
requires regular wearing by observant Sikhs ⓘ
spiritualFunction constant reminder of Sikh discipline ⓘ
symbolizes chastity ⓘ
modesty ⓘ
moral restraint ⓘ
self-discipline ⓘ
wornBy Sikhs ⓘ
linked to: Sikh people

initiated Sikhs ⓘ
wornUnder outer garments ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Kachera → alsoKnownAs → Kachhhera ⓘ
Kachh → alsoKnownAs → Kachhera ⓘ
linked to: Kachhhera
Kachh → alsoKnownAs → Kachhhera ⓘ
Kachhhera → alsoKnownAs → Kachhera ⓘ
linked to: Kachhhera