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Shikha (hairstyle)

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Sikha or scalp-lock is a long tuft of hair left on top or on the back of the shaven head of a male Brahmin Vaishnava Sadhu. It signifies one-pointed ('ekanta') focus on one's spiritual goal, devotion to Brahman, mainly in the form of Vishnu, or Krishna.

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A head with sikha from Nevali Cori.

A Hare Krishna monk with sikha.

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