Kachera/Kacha: Undershorts.

One of the five Sikh articles of faith, given as gifts of love by Guru Gobind Singh, worn by a baptized Sikh, called the Khalsa. Both male and female Sikhs wear very similar under-garments. An artists impression of Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi: )(Born in Patna, Bihar, India, on December 22, 1666 as Gobind Rai – October 7, 1708, Nanded, Maharashtra, India) was the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on November 11, 1675 following in... Khalsa which means Pure is the name given by Guru Gobind Singh to all Sikhs who have been baptised or initiated by taking Amrit in ceremony called Amrit Sanchar. ...

This Kakar was given by Guru Gobind Singh to remind his Sikhs that they should control their sexual desire, Kam. The Kacha is long underwear that comes to just above the knees to give dignity, modesty and honour to the person. The garment is usually made from a white, light-weight cotton material. It serves to cover the person's private parts as well as to remind Sikhs of the Guru's message to think of the opposite sex as they would think of family members and not as objects. The Kacha is secured and tied with a "nala" (drawstring). This serves as safe-guard, giving one time to think about what one is about to do while untying the drawstring. Kakar is a Pashtun tribe located in Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... The lower part of the Bashgul Valley of Nurestan (Afghanistan) is known as Kam. ...

The Kacha is the Guru's gift and it reminds the Sikhs of the Guru's message regarding the control of the Five Evils, especially lust. FIVE EVILS or five thieves or pancadokh or panj vikar as they are referred to in Sikh Scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, are, according to Sikhism, the five major weaknesses of the human personality at variance with its spiritual essence. ...