This heart-warming image shows a Sikh man selflessly abandoning the strict rules of his faith to remove his turban and place it under the head of an injured five-year-old boy.
Harman Singh has been hailed as a hero after he removed his head-wear to cradle the bleeding head of the poor kid who had just been hit by a vehicle on his way to school.
According to The New Zealand Herald, the 22-year-old was at home when he heard the wheels of a car screeching and rushed outside to investigate the commotion in Takanini, South Auckland.
“I saw a child down on the ground and a lady was holding him,” said Singh. “His head was bleeding, so I unveiled my turban and put it under his head.”
Members of the Indian community praised Singh for his amazing deed, considered a hugely significant act of humanity by breaking strict religious protocol to help a stranger.
Singh acknowledged the rare step he took to help, but said that protocols of his faith did not restrict certain actions in an emergency.
“I wasn't thinking about the turban,” he said. “I was thinking about the accident and I just thought, ‘He needs something on his head because he's bleeding.’ That's my job - to help. And I think anyone else would have done the same as me.”
Singh and other members of the public stayed with the boy until emergency services arrived. The boy's mother reached the scene not long after the collision.
Another passer-by, Gagan Dhillon, said he was on his way to work when he saw the accident and stopped to help.
“There was enough help as there was, but being a Sikh myself, I know what type of respect the turban has,” said Dhillon. “People just don't take it off - people die over it.”
“He didn't care that his head was uncovered in public. He just wanted to help this little boy,” he added.
The five-year-old was walking to school with his older sister when he was hit. He is understood to have suffered life-threatening head damages but now, he was recovering in Starship Hospital after surgery.
Meanwhile, thousands of people have also been commenting on Singh's Facebook page and his touching story has been shared tens of thousands of times on social media.
Singh, who is in Auckland studying a business course, said he was overwhelmed by the messages of support from around the globe, and was only trying to be a “decent member of the community.”
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