Thatha

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Thatha or Thathi (English - Beard Band) is a type of cloth used by some Sikhs to fix their beards.{{cite news |last1=Singh Trehan |first1=Manjeet |title=Don’t die like a fool on the road... |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/don%E2%80%99t-die-like-a-fool-on-the-road-622696 |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=The Tribune |date=19 July 2018}} This consists of spraying the beard with hair spray or beard spray, then tying it with rubber or beard pin. A thathi is tied on the chin This process takes 30 minutes to an hour.{{cite news |last1=McLean |first1=Tanara |title=The lengths one man went to for a beautiful beard |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/raising-hair-1.4796906/the-lengths-one-man-went-to-for-a-beautiful-beard-1.4797667 |access-date=21 January 2020 |agency=CBC |date=5 October 2018}}

Some Sikhs contend that the question of open versus fixed beard is not relevant. They contend that Guru Gobind Singh Ji told Sikhs to keep uncut hair, and they maintain their beards by sporting uncut beards.