Mazhabi Sikh

![A photograph of an Akali Nihang Sikh taken during the 1860s. The Akali is wearing the characteristically recognisable turban. The Mazhabi Sikhs dominated this order throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.[19]](/uploads/202501/26/A_Sikh_Hooper_Western_1860s4133.jpg)

A Mazhabi Sikh (also spelt as Mazbhi, Mazbi, Majhabhi or Majabhi) are the members of the Rangretta clans. They are Churas who have embraced the Sikh faith. They are mainly found in the Punjab and in the regions of Kashmir and Rajasthan. The word "Mazhabi" is derived from the Urdu term "Mazhab" ("sect"), and can be translated as "the religious" or "the faithful".