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Subject: ਨਿਹੰਗ nihang / ਅਕਾਲੀ akālī  'immortal' warrior saint
Culture: Punjabi Sikh
Setting: Sikh empire, Punjab 1704-1846






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Form has a European, not Indian, profile, but another with the same profile appears in this video of Sikhs performing, approx. 5:26:
Warrior clan - Sikhs show off their martial skills in Gatka

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