The wearing of turbans is mandatory for Sikh men, and it represents spirituality, honour and piety. It should not be removed in public, and is used to hold up and protect the hair, which is never cut, in accordance with religious rules
Mr Singh became a worldwide phenomenon after the picture was widely shared online, and a news crew from New Zealand's OneNews went to interview him at his home.
After airing the report, viewers raised concerns about his home, which was very sparsely decorated - there were only a few plastic garden chairs in the living room, and Singh slept on a mattress on the floor. The station went back to do a second report, to see how he has dealt with his new found fame - in the interview, he modestly denied that he was famous, and said that he was simply doing what anyone would have done in that situation.
But halfway through this second report, he got a surprise - working with a local furniture shop, the station had arranged for a van full of new furniture to show up at his front door, part of a gift to repay his kindness


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