Turbo-turban: A member of a Sikh warrior order wears a 300-metre turban at a festival in India
This style of round turban is known as a dumaala and there is a tradition of competing to see who can wear the largest.
According to Guinness World Records, in 2010 a Nihang called Major Singh wore a 400 metre turban that weighed a neck-straining 35 kilogrammes.
Early Sikh military history is dominated by the Nihangs, who are known for winning battles despite overwhelming odds.
Maghi Mela follows the Lohri, or harvest festival, and commemorates fighters in the Battle of Khidrana, which was fought between the invading Mughal army and the 10th Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh Ji.
A Nihang with elaborate headgear (left) takes a drink from a metallic bowl in the northern Indian city of Anandpur Sahib in 2001. A pair of Nihangs (right) dressed in their traditional martial costumes in 2002
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