The turban is an integral part of Sikhism and is worn by many Sikhs as a symbol of love and dedication to the faith, the Sikh Coalition notes. Sikhs tie their turbans each day as a commitment to the religion. Those who choose to wear turbans do not remove them in public.

Gagan Dhillon witnessed the scene and pressed the significance of Singh’s act, adding: “There was enough help as there was, but being a Sikh myself, I know what type of respect the turban has. People just don’t take it off – people die over it. I saw him with no head covering and thought, ‘That’s strange’. But then I saw one had was underneath the boy’s head supporting it and his siropao [turban] was stopping the bleeding.”

Singh’s actions have been applauded as representative of what Sikhism stands for.

“It’s a very practical religion,” Devpaal Singh, advisory board member at Multicultural NSW, told The Sydney Morning Herald. “The way I see it, religion doesn’t really have a place if it’s not for helping people.”

Source: HuffingtonPost.com