5923230 Recruits to the 34th Sikh Pioneers undergoing the Pahul enlistment ritual, 1905 circa (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Recruits to the 34th Sikh Pioneers undergoing the Pahul enlistment ritual, 1905 circa. Photograph, India, 1905 circa. The Pahul was a Sikh baptismal ceremony that symbolised the full acceptance of the faith. Many Sikh Indian Army units insisted that all new recruits undertake the ceremony which harked back to the old Sikh army, the Khalsa, which consisted only of those who had taken the Pahul and embraced all the laws of Sikhism. From an album containing 371 photographs compiled by Captain Alexander Masters, 34th Sikh Pioneers, 1905 circa-1911.); by National Army Museum .