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] Several prayers in the Qulasta are recited when putting on and loosening the pandama, including prayers 7 and 55.

[2] According to Shahram Ebadfardzadeh, an Iranian-American yalufa (learned Mandaean layperson) in San Antonio, Texas, United States, "when the priest officiates, he is an angel, and his lower face must not be seen, but covered up.