The identity is comprised of five religious symbols – known as the "5 Ks" – worn by all initiated Sikhs, Gill said. Those include: Kesh, uncut hair symbolizing spirituality; ...

Two Sikh boys called Taran and Joven explain the 5 Ks that they wear as members of the ... The boys outline the 5 Ks and what they signify. They are Kara, Kachera, Kirpan, Khalsa, Kesh and Kanga.

Harpreet Singh, co-founder of the Sikh Coalition, a New York-based group that works to protect Sikhs who practice their faith, said the kirpan has symbolic meaning. "It symbolizes a fight against ...

The apex court observed the five Ks in Sikhism -- Kesh, Kara, Kanga, Kaccha and Kirpan -- are well established.