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2,100-foot turban weighing 100 lbs may be the world's largest

Turban longer than the Freedom Tower's height takes up to six hours to put on.

By Matt Bradwell
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PATIALA, India, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A 60-year-old warrior Sikh in India may be wearing the world record holder for the largest turban if his claims about its measurements prove accurate.

According to Avatar Singh Mauni, a Nihangs Sikh, when fully unraveled, his 100-pound turban measures 2,115 feet long, over 300 feet longer than the height of the Freedom Tower in New York.

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"I just keep putting on the cloth from top to bottom one layer at a time just like you would lay the storeys of a building," Mauni told the Daily Mail.

"When I go out a huge crowd gathers around me. Some are amazed beyond belief and tell me 'you are great for carrying such a large turban. You must have been blessed with lots of energy.'"

Energy and patience -- Mauni says it takes up to six hours to put on his elaborate headgear.

"On the rare times I don't have my turban on I keep getting this feeling of being incomplete, that some part of me is missing. I get afraid that I may fall and I keep wondering 'have I lost something, where is my turban?'"

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The current Guinness World Record for largest turban is held by Major Singh and his 1,312-foot wrap.

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