Pandama
The pandama (Classical Mandaic: ࡐࡀࡍࡃࡀࡌࡀ) is a mouth-veil worn by Mandaean men during baptismal ceremonial rituals. It is the lower end of a cloth wrapped around the mouth and lower face to protect from water during immersion. The upper end of the cloth is used as a turban (burzinqa).[1]
![]() Left: A Mandaean wearing a burzinqa (turban) and pandama (cloth covering the mouth) with a margna (staff), at a 2019 Parwanaya festival in Maysan Governorate, Iraq | |
Type | mouth-veil |
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Material | cloth |
Place of origin | southern Iraq and southwestern Iran |
In the Qolasta
Several prayers in the Qolasta are recited when putting on and loosening the pandama, including prayers 7 and 55.[2]
See also
- Mandaean priest § Clothing
- Litham, a similar veil covering the lower face worn by Tuareg men
- Alasho, a similar turban veil worn by Hausa men
References
- Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- Drower, E. S. (1959). Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
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