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Since the time of Guru Nanak, Sikhism has had a tradition of wearing turbans but it was the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Singh who formalized the turban as a symbol of sovereignty and royalty.

A life-size bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the 19th-century founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab, was unveiled in the historic Lahore Fort to thunderous applause from history aficionados on 27 June 2019.

Nepal Rastra Bank released three special commemorative coins in honor of Guru Nanak's 550th birthday.

Jagmeet Singh, the newly elected leader of the federal New Democratic Party, won people's hearts by handling an ignorant critic with maturity when he was accosted at the Atwater Market, Montreal, and told to remove his turban.

The 550th birth anniversary of the revered first Sikh Guru and founder of the Sikh religion Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, was celebrated in almost every country across the globe.

When Sardar Jagmeet Singh from Wolverhampton was waiting for his family, who were on a flight, at Gatwick Airport, U.K., he was questioned by security staff after a member of the public had reported a man carrying a knife.

The Sikhs of New York made a world record by tying 9,000 turbans in a span of a few hours as members of the community celebrated Turban Day at the iconic Times Square.