A Nihang, or a Sikh Warrior, watches as police set up roadblocks at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singh. — AFP/File In an electric-blue robe, foot-high turban, and wielding an antiquated ...

Sikhs during the Vaisakhi celebration. Credit: Michael Clark / Wikimedia Commons That persecution led the Sikhs to try to defend themselves, and if the sixth guru, Hargobind, organized them militarily ...

A Sikh warrior holds a sword as he stands next to police barricades at the site of a protest at Singhu border on Dec 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS ...

India's sword-wielding Sikh warriors guard protesting farmers The protesters say they will not budge until the government repeals the three farm laws deregulating their sector AFP March 06, 2021 ...

Nihangs have been revered by Sikhs for their piety and bravery since their order was founded in the 17th century by the last Sikh Guru to defend the religion, which began around 1500.

Most Sikhs carry daggers as religious symbols and wear turbans, but Nihangs stand out with their robes and weaponry, including knives, swords and spears. - Piety and bravery - ...

India's sword-wielding Sikh warriors guard protesting farmers AFP Published March 5, 2021 23 ...

Dressed in a signature electric blue long-robe, a foot-long turban, and wielding an antiquated sword and a walkie-talkie, hundreds of armed martial men from the Sikh warrior order of Nihang, paces ...