Baba Puran Singh
Baba Puran Singh Ji
Also affectionately called Bapuji Kericho wala. Baba ji influenced and changed the lives of many in the UK from 1974 until Babaji passed away in 1983. Baba ji was a great Gursikh who reached the lives of many people across several continents. He practised the purest of love for the congregations and if you got that magic touch of Baba ji, it would surely change your life forever. His first love was Gurbani - Everything that he taught was from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib and the lives of our Gurus.
“Presently the copper sheeting with gold plating was removed and replaced by real gold sheeting. This exceptional work was undertaken by NISHKAAM SEWAK JATHA of Birmingham, England. This Jatha are the followers of Kericho (Kenya) [wala Babaji], who was a very devout Sikh saint. It is because of his spiritual powers, which are flowing in his followers, that the Jatha has been able to achieve these impossible tasks. The Jatha is doing a lot with some other neglected Gurwaras also.”
Above extract from [www.sikh-heritage.co.uk]
“I first met Babaji in 1975 in Streatham, South London. It was a magical moment. Babaji had a huge personality. He was extremely loved by the Sangat and in return the Sangat was blessed and guided in the best possible way. – He would always hold his hands together to say the Fateh to anyone and everyone – Even to a young off-the-path Sikh like me. Babaji was a great help in my early years of Sikhism and I was helped at every corner to tread on the correct Sikhi path.”
Above account by User:Hari singh
"The small town of Kericho is home to Africa’s largest Gurudwara or Sikh place of worship. It is a ‘living’ monument, lovingly dedicated to the memory of one of the greatest Sikh saints of the 20th century outside India, a saint who lived in Kenya for 57 years of his total 84 years of life (47 of those years were actually spent in Kericho). The saint, fondly remembered as ‘Baba Puran Singh Ji of Kericho’, has immortalised the humble town of Kericho, changing for the better the lives of hundreds of thousands of Sikhs worldwide as well as uplifting the local community through many development initiatives within the town itself. Baba Puran Singh Ji propagated faith with immense simplicity, across class, creed, denominations, gender and status, through utmost humility, compassion, selflessness and infinite love. He is the founder of the international charitable organisation, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha, which promotes the spirit and practice of selfless service (‘nishkam sewa’) in the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith.
The spacious and monumental Gurudwara, which has become a stunning architectural landmark in the region, envelopes Baba Puran Singh Ji’s modest family residence as well as workshop – the ‘Kericho Wagon Works’ – which is still operating 79 years on since it was founded in 1925. The site has been gazetted by the Government of Kenya as a place of spiritual significance. "
Above extract from [www.commongood.info]
“Bhai Gurmit Ji’s life took a significant turn during the summer of 1976 during a series of religious programmes led by Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji (Kericho Wale). His wife, Mata Mohinder Kaur, was particularly struck by the event and insisted on continuing to attend the programmes. During these programmes, Gurmit Ji sometimes accompanied the Raagi Jathas during Kirtan in the presence of Baba Ji. During one of these accompaniments Ustad Ji felt, he says, the presence of an amazing energy within him, experiencing something that he had never felt before.”
Above extract from [www.tablaonline.com]
