Iron Kara?

[Ishna]

Khalsa ji

I am unfamiliar with Nihang Rehat and therein lies my confusion. Thank you for pointing it out - no misinformation, different information. :)

For Traveling Man ji: you may or may not be familiar, there are a few different Rehat Maryadas (codes of conduct) within Sikhi. There is "mainstream" (I guess) Rehat Maryada created by the SGPC in 1930s, and you can access it here: http://sgpc.net/sikhism/sikh-dharma-manual.asp I would say most Gurdwaras around the world come under the SGPC and follow this Rehat.

AS Khalsa ji says his Gurdwara follows Nihang Maryada but I don't know much about that maryada. I know Damdami Taksal has their own Maryada you can see here: http://damdamitaksaal.org/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=68 I'm not sure if this is the same Maryada Khalsa ji is referring to.

Gurfateh
Ishna

[BindasGirl]

Even though I am not Sikh, i am a white American, I wear a steel kara out of respect of my boyfriend. I found a really nice place on eBay to buy it and they came in several different sizes. Just search it and you will probably find it.

[Guest]

Many Thanks to you all!

Coming here I have not only received the information required, but also you have furthered my education. Where else can I get that?

As it turned out I found what I was looking for at one of the vendors mentioned above. I did speak with my blacksmith friend about forging one from iron. (By the way, he a fine, upstanding family man with no known vices who is more open-minded than most people I meet when it comes to various faiths.) He said that he could make exactly what I wanted, but due to the metals available here could not make one from iron. Seems that what most call *iron* here is really a mild steel that will rust worse & faster than true iron. Oddly enough, he knew the proper name of what I was asking him to make & was concerned that there may, indeed, be some religious blessing necessary. (I really didn't expect that!)

Again, thanks!