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  • Gurdwaras in Australia and Oceania
    o Brisbane Sikh Temple Gurdwara o Guru Nanak Sikh Education Centre North Queensland
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  • England, a brief list of some Gurdwaras
    GURDWARA SRI GURU SINGH SABHA (SIKH TEMPLE) KETTERING. GURDWARA SRI GURU SINGH SABHA (SOUTHALL)
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  • Gurudwaras wallpapers
    [[Image:Sikhiwikiwallpaper1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Golden temple]] [[Image:Darbarsa.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Golden Temple]]<br>
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  • Gurdwara Omkareshwar Sahib
    [[Image:Gurdwaraomkareshwar.gif|thumb|right|300px|Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Omkareshwar]] ...istrict of Madhya Pradesh state of India. The first guru of Sikhism [[Guru Nanak Dev]] ji visited this place during there south travels.
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  • Sikh Temple, Nanyuki
    Image:SikhTempleNanyuki.jpg | {{cs|Entrance to Sikh Temple Nanyuki}} Image:SikhTempleNanyuki Darbar.jpg | {{cs|Darbar Sahib of Sikh Temple Nanyuki}}
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  • Sikh Pages
    *[[Golden Temple]] *[[Guru Granth Sahib]]
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  • Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Kisumu
    Image:SGSS Kisumu.jpg | {{cs|Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Kisumu}} Image:KisumuSikhDomes.jpg | {{cs|Domes of Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Kisumu}}
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  • Sanwal Shahis
    ...said to be followers of [[Sanwal Shah]], [[Bawa shah]] and other shahs of guru's period. ===During [[Guru Nanak Dev]]===
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  • Gurdwaras in Africa
    *[http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/heritage/sikhhert%20EAfrica/sikhsEAfricapart3.htm External L *[[Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Eldoret]] Tel 496 -- 22344
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  • Sikh Temple Meru
    Image:Meru Outside.jpg | {{cs|Sikh Temple Meru}} Image:Meru Maingate.jpg | {{cs|Main Gate of Sikh Temple Meru}}
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  • Sri Gurdwara Ramgarhia, Jinja
    * [[Guru Nanak Council of Zambia]] * [[Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (Kericho)]]
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  • La Habra Gurdwara
    The Sikh Temple is open every Sunday from 11AM to 2.30 PM . ...ses a tray or solicits funds and no appointment is needed to visit a Sikh temple.
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  • Sangeet
    ...in a traditional singing style established during the period of the [[Ten Sikh Gurus]]. ...of several interruptions, kirtan continued to be performed at the [[Golden Temple]] and other [[historical Gurdwaras]] with due attention to [[raga]], [[taal
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  • Gurdwara Mangu Math
    ...dwara Baoli Sahib]] and Mangu Math served by Udasi priests commemorate the Guru's visit. These were first established by Bhai Almast, the notable Udasi pre ...rti. It is said that in the evening when the priests performed Aarti, Guru Nanak stood there as a silent spectator as if nothing was happening. He came out
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  • Links for Children
    * [http://www.schooltrain.info/re/sikh/sikh_choose.htm www.schooltrain.info] * [http://members.dancris.com/~sikh/chap03.html members.dancris.com]
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  • Sikh Temple, Nyeri
    Image:Nyerienterance.JPG |The entrance to Sikh Temple Nyeri Image:NyeriDarbar.JPG |Darbar Sahib, Sikh Temple Nyeri
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  • Chittagong, The Gurdwara Sikh Temple
    [[File:Gurdwara Sikh Temple Chittagong.jpg|thumbnail]] ...historic Sikh shrine, called '''Gurdwara Sikh Temple''', dedicated to Guru Nanak, who is believed to have stayed here briefly in 1507-08.
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  • Sikh Temple, Kericho
    ...vice ("nishkam sewa") in the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith. The site has been gazetted by the Government of Kenya as a place of * Sikh Temple Kericho is now pin pointed to its exact location on the Gurdwara's Map appl
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  • Bhai Almast
    '''Bhai Almast''' (1553-1643), Sikh preacher and head of a dhuari or branch of the [[Udasi]] sect, was born in ...head of the Udasi sect, deputed Bhai Almast to preach the message of Guru Nanak in the eastern provinces.
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  • Sikh Temple Landia
    [[Image:LandiaEnterance.JPG|thumb|300px|right|{{cs|Enterance to Sikh Temple Landia'''}}]] This is the oldest Sikh Temples in Nairobi which was built by the Sikh employees of Kenya Railways in 1903. The site on Factory Street, was alloca
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  • Haumai
    ...], or slefless service, and complete submission to [[Waheguru]], or God. A Sikh serves God by serving other people. ...Temple in the Amrit Sarovar. Not much is known about the personal life of Guru Ram Das. However, there is a beautiful story about his sense of humility.
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  • Dholbaha
    ...d sculptural art. A large number of amalakas (massive crowning stones and temple spries) now rest on the ground around Dholbaha along with many half-buried ...mardini temple, which is stated to be more than 500 years old, and another temple in the name of a consort of Shiva, Mansa Devi. Mansa means wish - something
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  • Australian Gurdwaras
    |Shri Guru Singh Sabha | Murwillumbah Sikh
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  • Kenya
    ...re of several distinct Indian communities such as the Ismaili Muslim and [[Sikh]] communities. Today there are many Sikh Temples situated in Kenya. View [[Gurdwaras in Africa]]
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  • Largest Smallest Longest Shortest
    ====Longest Traveled Guru/Journey==== * [[Guru Nanak Dev]]
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  • Sikh festivals
    ...s - ([[Hola Mohalla]], [[Bandi Chhor Divas]] and [[Guru Nanak|Parkash Guru Nanak Sahib]]) vary from one year to another as these are lunar linked. |5 January ||Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] ||23 [[Poh]]
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  • England Gurdwaras
    *[[Sri Nanak Naam, Bedford]] [http://www.bedfordgurdwara.org.uk/centre/gurdw.htm Externa *[[Guru Nanak NSJ, Soho Road, Birmingham]] [http://www.redditch93.freeserve.co.uk/SewarkJ
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  • Sikh Art & Literature
    ...of remarkable essays and exquisite art illustrates the impact and value of Sikh culture-with its blend of tolerance, egalitarianism and rational mysticism-
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  • Timeline of Sikhism
    |align=center| 1469 || Birth of [[Guru Nanak Dev]] |align=center| 1479 || [[Guru Amar Das]] (3rd Guru) born.
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  • Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Oslo
    ...duara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Oslo).jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Oslo.]] '''Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji''' is a [[Sikhism|Sikh]] [[Gurdwara]] located at Alnabru in Oslo, Norway. In this Gurudwara Sikhs
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  • Central Sikh Temple
    ...h Temple is the first Sikh gurdwara in Singapore. Established in 1912, the temple had relocated several times before moving to its current site at Serangoon ...Straits Settlements. Sikhs began to arrive in Singapore in 1881, to form a Sikh Contingent of the Straits Settlements police force.
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  • Banaras
    ...it's old name is '''Kashi'''. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] sent five of his [[Sikh]]s to Varanasi to study [[Sanskrit]], and following them several centres fo ==Historical Sikh Shrines==
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  • Gurpurb Celebration
    ...rally used to refer to celebration associated with the birthdays of the [[Sikh Gurus]] ...o the birth anniversary of [[Guru Nanak]], as the Sikhs believe that Guru Nanak brought enlightenment to the world, hence the festival is also called Praka
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  • The Birth of the Guru
    [[Image:Guru nanak birth janamsakhi.jpg|thumb|The Birth of Guru Nanak. A painting from a Janamsakhi]] ...ent Lahore District of the Panjab, and his mother was Tripta, memorable in Sikh writings for her devotion to her son.
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  • Sri Gurdwara Bazar, Juja Road, Nairobi
    ...construction labour force recruited from India for specific periods. These Sikh workmen were in the main hereditary car­penters, masons and blacksmiths. W ...ra Bazaar was started in 1962 consisting of Main prayer Hall, Langar, Guru Nanak Nursery School and Secondary School and dispensary. The foundation stone of
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  • Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur, Munger
    [[Image:GuruTegBahadurMunger.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur, Munger]] ...een used by the Guru during his stay here, are kept in the same room where Guru Granth Sahib is seated.
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  • Guru Nanak and Lord Jagan Nath
    Guru Nanak (1469-1539 A.D.) started As an exponent of this new cult, Nanak
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  • News-pending
    ...using a depiction of a Sikh Guru, as a golfer on its cover. According to Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)}} ...en-temple|After the Attack - Interview with the Head Granthi of the Golden Temple|~1225968.jpg|Singh Sahib Giani Sahib Singh, the head Granthi of Sri Darbar
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  • Tulamba
    ...the LahoreMultan highway in Multan district of Pakistan, was where Guru Nanak met Shaikh Sajjan, who, according to theJanam Sakhi tradition, was a thu ...r, BhaiJodh, a Sikh of the time of Guru Har Rai (163061), who preached the Sikh faith in this area, made Tulamba his centre. His descendants raised a giird
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  • Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Mombasa
    The earliest Sikh emigration to East Africa began between the years 1895-1902, when they were ...f the main Sikh educational system in Kenya,the Khalsa Schools". The first Sikh Gurdwara Sahibin Africa was opened in Kilindini (Mombasa) literally within
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  • Sikhism in Greece
    ...l rented groundfloor apartment in the centre of this sleepy town. The Sikh temple is along a narrow alleyway, barely visible to a passerby on the street. One by one, worshipers bow on hands and knees before the Guru Granth Sahib - the holy book of the Sikhs. Those who do not wear turbans co
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  • Guru Nanak in Afghanistan
    Guru Nanak visited the present country of Afghanistan in 1521. He went there during hi According to Giani Gian Singh, the Guru entered Afghanistan via Baghdad (Iraq), Tehran & Mashad (Iran) to Ashgabat
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  • Gurudwara Singh Sabha (Pushkar)
    ...but is now known as Gurdwara Singh Sabha and functions as a branch of Sri Guru Singh Sabha Ajmer. It is housed in a double-storey flat-roofed building nea ...6. He was served by a priest named Chetan Das. The spot consecrated by the Guru's stay was called Gobind Ghat, but has now been renamed Gandhi Ghat. A ston
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  • Bihar
    ...dpur]]. [[Patna]] is further honored by Sikhs as both [[Guru Nanak]] and [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] visited the city. ...ch exhibits photos, holy scriptures, and the personal possessions of the [[Guru]].
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  • Authority under the Sikh Gurus
    '''Authority under the Sikh Gurus''', reprinted from the paper 'Problems of Defining Authority in Sikh ...ollowed by virtually all Gurus except Guru Hargobind, Guru Teg Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh.
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  • Gurdwara Nanakshashi, Sylhet, Bangladesh
    ...for him. Later, Baba Gurditta instructed Almast, an Udasi, to trace Guru Nanak's stay in Dhaka. Almast did so and at last located a place under Sujatpur m ...for its protection and preservation with contributions received from Guru Nanak's followers in Bangladesh and other countries. The work was carried out und
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  • Gurdwara Pokhran Sahib
    ...Sahib had visited Jaisalmer. There is still an old well said to be of Guru Nanak's time. ...Rajasthan, India. Baba Ramdevji, was a Tanwar Rajput who had died in 1384. Guru Sahib would often visit at the shrines of Hindu Sants and Muslim Pirs to ta
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  • SVAMI RAM TIRATH
    ...h Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Sarvotam Dharma Khalsd PANTH the former on Sikh Scripture declaring it to be the supreme religious text and the latter on t
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  • Ramgharia Sikh Temple Pangani, Nairobi
    [[Image:PanganiFront.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{cs|Ramgharia Sikh Temple Pangani. Headquarters of the East African Ramgharia Board(EARB)'''}}]] == '''Sikh Temple Pangani''' ==
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  • Gurudwara Chowk Bazar
    ...nephew of the ruler, and later the ruler, Sudhar Sain, himself became the Guru's disciples. ...h, influenced him, to change his mind. He presented valuable gifts to Guru Nanak. Later, the Manji was turned into Gurdwara.
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  • Madanjit Kaur
    ...rsity, Amritsar. Her thirty five years research experience is dedicated to Sikh She participated in International Conferences on Sikh History and South East Asian Studies
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  • Durga worshipper from Khadur Sahib
    ...very year a large group of them used to visit the temple of that Devi. The temple is called Jawalamukhi. It is in the Himalayas. Sri Lehna used to go with th ...song. Bhai Jodha did so with pleasure. He also told him of Guru Nanak. The Guru was an old man by that time. He lived at [[Kartarpur]]. That town is now in
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  • Swami Anandghana
    ...Amritsar, until the collection perished in the Army attack on the Golden Temple premises in 1984. ...n which context the commentator attempts to highlight the teaching of Guru Nanak. He is however not chary of casting aspersions upon other commentators whom
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  • Gurdwara Siddh Bati Patshahi Pahili (Kurukshetra)
    ...ugh a large township of this name has also come up, which includes several temple complexes, Kurukshetra University and district headquarters. The name of th ...least in 1553. Bhai Jetha, later [[Guru Ram Das]], probably accompanied Guru Amar Das on that visit.
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  • Homosexuality and Sikhism
    ...ach that homosexuality is "unnatural and ungodly". The Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, does not explicitly mention homosexuality. ...rty thoughts in their mind because it is against the Sikh religion and the Sikh code of conduct and totally against the laws of nature. Sikhs around the wo
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  • Gurdwaras In Rajasthan
    ...r, Lal Singh, and a Sikh settler of Dhani Raiyan. With the arrival of more Sikh families after the partition, a new building was constructed. Sant Fateh Si ...This plot of land has since been enclosed and developed into a serai with Guru ka Langar. Further development continues under his successor Baba Pritam Si
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  • SVAMI ANANDGHANA
    ...n which context the commentator attempts to highlight the teaching of Guru Nanak. He is however not chary of casting aspersions upon other commentators whom 1. Nripinder Singh, The Sikh Moral Tradition. Delhi, 1990
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  • Gurdwara Sahib Kolayat (Kolayat)
    ...known for a Hindu temple dedicated to Kapil Muni. Both Guru Nanak Dev and Guru Gobind Singh visited Kolayat. ...er human beings too. All Dhoondiya Jains were shut after this discourse. [[Guru]] ji came here from Bikaner and continued his journey to other parts of Raj
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  • Gurdwaras in Europe
    Gemeinschaft zum Andenken an Guru Nanak, Shri Guru Ravi Das Sabha,
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  • Guru Hargobind's Gurudwaras
    ...my hand." That prophecy was to soon thereafter come true with the birth of Guru Hargobind in 1595. ==Gurdwara Guru Ki Wadali, Dist. Amritsar ==
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  • Gurdwara Sahib Cape Town
    The brand new [[Gurdwara Sahib]], the first Sikh Temple in Cape Town, formally started functioning on Sunday, 28th February 2010. ...wara Sahib. However, with the help of the Management of the 'Radha Krishna Temple, Jeram Avenue, Rylands Estate, Cape Town, and the Management of Gurdwara Sa
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  • Guru Nanak Buddhist
    This piece is interesting. Was Guru Nanak Dev linked to Buddhism in any way? How is Sikhism and Buddhism linked? If you go to the Golden Temple one of the most interesting things you will observe are some Tibetan pilgri
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  • Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar (Gravesend)
    ...one hundred and ten thousand people, of these about one tenth are of the [[Sikh]] faith. Sikhs first started to settle in Gravesend in any noticeable numbe ...s also been heavily involved in sporting activities. There has been a Guru Nanak FC (football club) team and Kabbadi team for over two decades during which
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  • Guru Nanak at a Jain Temple
    ...ks. Narbhi, the temple's priest, came with his disciple to visit with Guru Nanak. ...every form. (Driving a car today would have been, for the Priest that Guru Nanak Dev. talked with that day, akin to mass murder as one's car kills ants and
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  • Types of ragis
    [[Image:Ggs rabab.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Chris Mooney Singh]] with Guru Gobind Singh's Rabab|right]] In the Sikh tradition of [[sangeet]] (music) there are three main type of performers of
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  • Bhai Sahib Javala Singh
    ...dviahi Ndnak ralu kd kungu pdi ve Idle Pacns to blood arc being sung, says Nanak (such are the times), and the saffron of blood is now the adornment, 0 Lalo
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  • Sikh pages
    This list is of topics related to [[Sikh]]s and [[Sikhism]]. Feel free to add more and to create missing pages. Also *[[Sikh]]
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  • Salis Rai Jouri
    ...weler. After Having Discourse with Great Guru Nanak he became Sikh of Baba Nanak. ==Met Guru Nanak==
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  • Hospitals gudielines about Sikh patients
    '''Hospitals have well laid down gudielines about Sikh patients''' Sikh Patients
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  • Gurbux Singh Theathi
    [[File:Guru Nanak Dev.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Painting of Guru Nanak Dev, by Gurbax Singh Theathi/Google images]] ...s of large floats for a procession held in London. The model of the Golden Temple was also displayed on a float leading the procession.
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  • Gurdwaras in East Africa
    {{p|Image:DSC02321.JPG|Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Mombasa}} The history of the [[Sikh]]s in East Africa begins with the building of the railways in about 1890. T
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  • Nanaksar Movement
    ...ask for something. Nand Singh replied only that he should be Nanak's own. Nanak, pleased with their devotion, replied "recite and teach others to recite". ...In 1950 he began the construction of the prophesied Gurdwara, where one of Guru Arjan's hymns (the [[Sukhmani]] 'pearl of peace') is constantly recited. Is
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  • Jay Leno Golden Temple Remark
    ...monly known as the 'Golden Temple' on January 19, 2012. This has angered [[Sikh]]s and [[Indian]]s as their most revered shrine located in [[Amritsar]], [[ This controversial comment about the Golden temple, by Jay Leno in his television series has raised strong protest from a dive
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  • Aundha Nagnath Temple
    {{p|File:Aundha Nagnath Temple.png|Aundha Nagnath Temple}} ...for the [[Sikh]]s as it is mentioned in the {{g11}} and is where the whole temple was rotated by God in reverence of [[Bhagat Namdev]]'s dedication to the Lo
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  • Guru Nanak & Lord Jagannath
    Guru Nanak accepted some aspects of this movement but rejected some as well. ...the Japji with the statement "moonh ki bolan boliye jit sun dharey pyar". Nanak emphasized the practice of truthfull living as real naam simran.
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  • Conversion to Sikhism
    ...hose Bhai Lehna as the next Guru of his Sikhs giving him the new name of [[Guru Angad|Angad]]. ...he Sikh cause, Guru Angad appointed him [[Guru Amar Das]] the third Sikh Guru at the age of 73.
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  • Guru Nanak in Manipur
    ...us State, [[Hindu]]s, [[Muslim]]s, [[Christian]]s live in the State with [[Sikh]]s, [[Jain]]s and [[Buddhist]]s. Mr Brown, who was the British political ag The above figure shows that only 1028 persons belonging to the Sikh religion were living in the Manipur valley in 1971.
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  • The Sant syndrome
    ...th divine power by God. Most Sants claim to have been commissioned by Guru Nanak to preach his mission. Some of them have established deras (religious headq ...und''' (a brick structure for burning alive) in the vicinity of the Golden Temple complex, but the concept of suicide was alien to the teachings of the '''Gu
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  • Bhagat Namdev at the Temple
    Once a king in [[India]] went to [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji and asked: ''"O Guru! As you told us, God Himself supports His true worshipper, but God has so m After saving his child he returned to the Guru. The Guru asked: ''"My dear friend, you were sitting here with me a minute ago and wh
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  • Makindu Gurdwara:In the News
    {{main|Makindu Sikh Temple}} ...n {{wiki|Nairobi}} to {{wiki|Mombasa}} Road. It was built in 1926 by the [[Sikh]]s who were working on the construction of the railway line from the coast
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  • Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Nairobi
    {{p4|File:Gurdwarasingh-sabha.jpg|Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Nairobi}} ...e for Sikhism. It also encouraged publications of books and periodicals on Sikh history and prompted the Punjabi language as a medium of teaching.
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  • Freedom and Leela
    '''Freedom and Leela''' are singers of [[Gurbani]] [[Naad]] [[Sikh]] [[Kirtan]] and Indian Spiritual music. They have have a unique style whic ...His birth name is Sarbjit [[Singh]] Neel and was brought up a practising Sikh. He began formal training in [[Gurbani]] Kirtan and in playing [[harmonium]
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  • Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib
    '''Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib''' is a Sikh historical shrine situated in [[Bidar]], in [[Karnataka]]. It is located at ...ies) held during Holi in the month of March, Dashera in October and Guru Nanak’s birthday in November, the numbers of visitors swells to about 30,000 a
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  • Ardas - In english
    All victory belongs to the One God in all! May we rise to answer the Guru’s call!<br> Guru Nanak, the first of Ten to be God’s true friend,<br>
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  • Five sarovars of Amritsar
    Many sacred [[Sikh]] shrines can be found in the Sikh holy city of [[Amritsar]]. Of particular importance are the five sacred poo ...hib]] complex is located. This is the current principal holy city of the [[Sikh]]s and is the headquarters of the district (Amritsar) in the [[Punjab]].
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  • Rise of British Sikhism
    {{p|Image:Maharaja duleep singh.jpg|First Sikh to enter the UK, Maharaja Duleep Singh}} ...ul of Sikhs arrived in England and soon founded the first gurdwara or Sikh temple in Europe in London.
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  • Gurudongmar Lake
    The lake is named after Guru Nanak, who is also known as Guru Dongmar. It is located close to the Indo-China Border in the province of No ...l part of the lake which is supposed to be touched and blessed by the Guru Nanak.
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  • Guru Nanak In Bangladesh
    ...ra Nanakshashi''', situated in Neelkhet Road stands in memory of the Great Guru. ...endezvous in the heart of Dhaka University at Neelkhet Road. In 1469, Guru Nanak Dev ji descended in a world plunged in medieval ignorance, feudal tyranny a
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  • Guru Granth Sahib, history and composition
    ==History & Composition of Siri Guru Granth Sahib== ...his later years, at Kartarpur, it became customary for the members of the Sikh community to sing certain hymns on a daily basis: Japji in the morning; So
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  • Visakhi and Diwali
    ...e month of Baisakh. According to Sarup Das Bhalla, Mahima Prakash, Part 2, Guru Amar Das (1479-1574), at the suggestion of Sikhs led by Bhai Paro, started ...Khalsa on 1 Baisakh 1756 Bk, Baisakhi became an important festival on the Sikh calendar. The date then corresponded with 30 March 1699, but owing to the a
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  • Guru Nanak in Nepal
    {{p3|Image:Sketch of nanak math.jpg|An small obscure sign leading to the Shrine}} ...s there or by chance comes upon the small weathered sign which says, “Guru Nanak Math” (27°43'31"N 85°18'19"E).
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  • Gurdwara Bhai Phero
    ...protests'', is a great credit to the teachings of Guru Nanak and the other Sikh Padshahs. ...hero is located just beside the entrance of the Gurdwara. As at the Golden Temple one enters the Samadh by decending, here 5 steps.
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  • July 29
    ...view to restoring Sikhism to its pristine purity, preach the principles of Sikh religion by word of mouth, by publication of historical and religious books ...ovement which, however, brought about conflict with certain Pujaris of the Sikh shrines. Gradually, the Singh Sabhas constructed their own gurudwaras with
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  • The First Sikh Temple Woolgoolga
    {{p|File:The First Sikh Temple of Australia entrance.jpg|The First Sikh Temple Woolgoolga}} ...ehold and freehold banana plantations. Woolgoolga has the largest regional Sikh/Punjabi population in Australia, and they are now said to own 90% of the ba
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  • Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily
    ...people every single day are what makes the free kitchen run at the Golden Temple in the western Indian [[city of Amritsar]] stand apart. ...f [[langar]] was initiated centuries ago by [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of Sikh religion. Sunday, November 17, 2013 was his 545th birth anniversary.
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  • Gurdwara Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
    ...was built to commemorate his visit, is now a place of pilgrimage for the [[Sikh]]s. During Third Udasi, Guru Nanak Dev ji came to this place in 15 Asu 1574 Bikrami with his disciples [[Bha
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  • Gurdwara Sheetal Kund
    ...Sheetal Kund has flowed cold, and while Rajgir does not host even a modest Sikh population, the up-and-coming gurudwara gets a steady flow of worshippers w ...e dug a place and cool water gushed out. The historical spring is known as Nanak Kund.
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  • Misinterpretation Of Word Oankar
    If there is any word that is misunderstood in the Sikh Scripture - the Aad Guru Granth Sahib 929-938 of the AGGS. This Bani, in fact, is a discourse between Guru Nanak and a Pundit of
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  • Hinduism in Punjab
    Multan(Mulasthan),Punjab(Pakistan): Pilgrimage site of the legendary Sun temple. ...unded by Kusha, son of Sri Rama according to the Bichitra Natak written by Guru Gobind Singh.
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  • Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar, Dubai
    {{p|File:Guru Nanak Darbar, Dubai P2.jpg|Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar, Dubai}} ...gurdwara of Gulf region has been opened for public in Dubai. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar has been constructed at a cost of $20 million. Though Dubai has 50,0
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  • Gurdwara Acchal Sahib
    ...name Nanak spread everywhere among the crowds. Everyone began to say that Nanak, the renowned saint, had come. ...ame to the Siddhas." A memorial platform was raised on the site where Guru Nanak had halted.
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  • Guru Nanak’s Universal Message
    ...y be different but unity among them is natural if their goal is one. Guru Nanak strongly preached the brotherhood of mankind and the fatherhood of God. According to Guru Nanak God is the Lord of the whole universe. He alone is the Father and Mother f
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  • Sikh Calendar
    5 Birth [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji /23 Poh 31 Birth [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji /19 Magh
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  • Harmandar sahib gurdwara complex
    ...an]]. This striking building was built by [[Guru Arjan Dev]], the fifth [[Guru of the Sikhs]]. ...t directly faces the Harmandir Sahib. It was built by the sixth Master, [[Guru Hargobind]] (1606-44) in 1609. It has been the nerve centre or the Sikhism
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  • Bhai Norang Singh
    ...h Ji''' (1926 - 3 July 1995) was the second spiritual leader of the [[Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha]]. [[Baba Puran Singh| Sant Baba Puran Singh Ji]], the ...uals not to give up their religious beliefs but instead to look upon their Sikh heritage as a source of strength.
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  • Punga
    ...remember seeing Sikhs being portrayed in ''Gunga Din'' and one old Shirley Temple movie, I was 6 or 7 and both both movies left me admiring Sikhs. More than ...ocal community that still continue the tradition of [[Seva]] that [[Guru Nanak]] made a part of Sikhi so many years ago. A serai for pilgrims and traveler
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  • Akali Sahayak Bureau
    ...he Hindustan Times, he was fairly well aquainted with the Sikhs. After the Sikh Gurdwaras Act was placed on the statute book in 1925, the Akali agitation c 5. Kapur, Rajiv A. , Sikh Separatism: The Politics of Faith. London, 1986
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  • Var Amritsar Ki
    ...9 March) of 1709. A manuscript of the poem was held under No. 2735 in the Sikh Reference Library, Amritsar, until the library was destroyed in 1984 duri ...een earlier confiscated were restored to the Sikhs. Mata Sundari, widow of Guru Gobind Singh, appointed Sikhs to administer the Jagir at Amritsar. Acting o
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  • Thirteen Reasons For Sikhism (by Jaswinder Singh)
    ...ciples. I also believe that up the point that I was "lucky" to know of the Sikh religion, which helped guide my decisions, but unfortunately many of today' ...ons as "inferior, non-believer, etc". That is one reason why you don't see Sikh Missionaries actively pursuing conversions.
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  • Guru Nanak in Gujrat
    ...known that raiders from the hills of Afghanistan had, by the days of Guru Nanak, had been pouring through the passes of the Hindu Kush in search of easy mo ...e scarifice of a wife thrown live on the pyre of a deceased husband). The Guru would travel to the camps of the mendicants to leave all this false faith a
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  • Swami Dayanand & Satyarth Prakash
    ...s own version of the Bible, he recorded this about Amritsar and the Golden Temple in a question-answer format: ...ve easily walked or taken a simple ride for a short distance to the Golden Temple to examine for himself his answer about the water. Or he could have verifie
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  • Prachin Panth Prakash
    ...relating to the history of the Sikhs from the time of the founder, Guru Nanak (AD 14691539), to the establishment in the eighteenth century of principal ...the Emperor's sinful act of beheading the Guru. From among the events from Guru Gobind Singh's life, the
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  • History, Science and Sikhism
    ==Guru Nanak's impact on history == ...], was doing the same and more in the sub continent. On the science front Nanak told us the distance to the moon which is exactly what the scientists tell
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  • All Sikh events
    This article lists all events of significance in the Sikh calendar which is called the [[Nanakshahi calendar]]: *5: Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] - 23 [[Poh]]
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  • Manikaran Sahib
    ...ilip Singh in 1889 AD. A trust is looking after the temple since 1981. The temple complex has three halls and forty rooms for the devotees to stay in. A '[[L ==Sikh History==
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  • Sikh Kirtan
    ...of several interruptions, kirtan continued to be performed at the [[Golden Temple]] and other [[historical Gurdwaras]] with due attention to [[raga]], [[taal ...abis migrated to Pakistan, the line of rababis is almost dying out without Sikh patronage.
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  • Guru Nanak in Maharashtra
    ...joy a place of pride in the politics and administration of the state. Guru Nanak visited almost all the key religious centres and places of political import ...hymn each of Bhagat Trilochan (1267-1335) and Parmanand (1483-1593) in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
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  • Gravesend Gurdwara
    {{p|File:Gravesend Gurdwara-1.jpg|Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara Gravesend, UK}} ...onies on the day. This was followed by celebrations of the birth of [[Guru Nanak Sahib]], the founder of [[Sikhism]], over the weekend with over three thous
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  • Sikhi and Dhamma
    [[Image:Guru_n_rinpoche.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Guru Rinpoche & Guru Nanak]] ...Rinpoche. Guru Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to Tibet and they regard the Guru as a reincarnation of the precious one, ‘Rinpoche’.
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  • Preaching tours of Guru Hargobind
    ...ind was the first, after Guru Nanak, who went outside the Punjab to spread Sikh religion. He travelled from place to place and went as far as Kashmir in th ...t waited until the Guru came to repair and take possession of Guru Nanak's temple.
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  • Gurdwaras in Bangladesh
    ...dly Islamic State of Pakistan, all these Gurdwara vanished. Only in Dacca, Sikh soldiers, after the successful victory in the Into-Pakistan War of 1971, co ...deputation was sent from Takht Sri Patna Sahib to Dacca. With the help of Sikh soldiers the members of the deputation led by Captain Bhag Singh of Calcutt
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  • Sant Sham Singh
    ...After his preliminary training in scripture reading, Sham Singh studied Sikh theology and history successively under the guidance of Pandit Atma Singh ...uld daily sing [[Asa ki Var]] in the morning in Harimandar, the Golden Temple, and Sodar in the evening at the [[Akal Takht]] where he attracted large
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  • Rababi
    ...abis migrated to Pakistan, the line of rababis is almost dying out without Sikh patronage. Although the rababi tradition itself is extinct, efforts have be ...rmat Sangeet]] published by the [[Chief Khalsa Diwan]] in 1958, the famous Sikh scholar [[Bhai Vir Singh]] states :
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  • Old News 6
    ...Theater, Beverly Hills, CA to celebrate Sikh film and culture at the 2008 Sikh Arts and Spinning Wheel Festival.}} ...o wrote passionately to President Bush about the discrimination faced by a Sikh prisoner, [[Jagmohan Singh Ahuja]]..}}
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  • Reaffirmation of Sikh Values (1890 A.D - 1940 A.D )
    ...approximately 780,000 in the Punjab. This survey furthers reiterates that Sikh numbers had declined due to people returning to their Hindu roots. Many pe ...nt called ARYA SAMAJ, which shunned Idol Worship but mocked Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind singh.
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  • Baba Buddha
    ...sion of seven Gurus and remained in close association with the first six [[Sikh Gurus]] from [[1521]] to [[1631]] for over one hundred years. ...ost of the holy buildings at [[Amritsar]]. It was the greatness of [[Guru Nanak]] that the [[seva]] (service or task) of applying [[tilak]] was given to Ba
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  • Masand System
    ...s sat, reclining against a cushion, as they expounded to the people [[Guru Nanak]]`s gospel. ...d to it the principle of a tenth of an individual's income payable for the Guru’s [[Langar]] (Common Kitchen) and for other acts of benevolence on behalf
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  • Important events
    This article list all the important days in the Sikh calendar which is called the [[Nanakshahi calendar]]: *5: Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] - 23 [[Poh]]
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  • Handalis
    ...mar Das]], the third Sikh Guru. Bidhi Chand, a descendant of Handal, was a Sikh priest at Jandiala, in the Amritsar district. He took unto himself a Muhamm ==Out to Degrade Guru Nanak==
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  • Gurdwaras in Canada
    [[Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji]] Unit#24 3710 Westwinds Dr NE Calgary Alberta Canada T3J 5 [[Fort Mcmurray Sikh Society]] Fort Mcmurray, Alberta T9K I K7
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  • Holy Robe of SHRI GURU NANAK DEV JI
    ...ukhdev Singh Bedi's home at Dera Baba Nanak. Before the birth of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, there was a great terror, injust and excesses in this world. There Hearing the voice of land, for the welfare of mankind he (Nanak) was sent to the world for the welfare of Kaljugi People. And for the welfa
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  • Early Life of Bhai Randhir Singh ji
    ...agtu, a very distinguished disciple of Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji and Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib. Thus, Bhai Randheer Singh inherited scholarship and streng ...jail authorities minutely and distinctly narrated. In his various books on Sikh theology he quotes very appropriate verses from the Gurbani freely and with
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  • Hari Singh Bansal
    ...gani Mosque, the art work at the Ram Mandir in Eastleigh, the Makindu Sikh Temple, the Kahawa Mosque and a series, of life-size religious statues at the Ramg The 78year-old Sikh has no plans to slow down either. After finishing at the mosque, he plans t
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  • Sikh community at Woolgoolga
    {{p|Image:Guru Nanak Gurdwara.jpg|''Temple on the Hill'', Guru Nanak Gurdwara}} [http://www.sikh.com.au/inaus/index.html by Dr A. More and Mr Mon Singh]
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  • Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Stockton
    {{p|File:Stockton.jpg|Stockton Gurdwara, California (1912) was the first Sikh Gurdwara in USA}} ...munity]]. It is the first [[Gurdwara sahib]] that was built to serve the [[Sikh]] [[Sangat]] living in the whole of [[United States of America]] (USA). The
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  • Khalsa Diwan Society
    {{p|File:Vancouver Sikh Temple.jpg|The Original Vancouver Gurdwara, 1908<br>''photo: Boxie S. Dosanjh and ...wara Sahib in Ross Street. It was very unfortunate to lose this historical Sikh monument.
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  • Sikh shrines in Muslim names
    ...Patti Likhi]], at [[Nankana Sahib]], now in [[Pakistan]], where Shri Guru Nanak Sahib learnt Persian and Arabic from the Moulivi. ...illa]] is located at Delhi, in the name of a Sufi saint, with whom the 1st Guru Sahib had interacted.
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  • Makindu Gurdwara: A Traveller’s Paradise
    {{main|Makindu Sikh Temple}} ...n {{wiki|Nairobi}} to {{wiki|Mombasa}} Road. It was built in 1926 by the [[Sikh]]s who were working on the construction of the railway line from the coast
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  • Gurdwaras In Bihar
    ...ver Ganges. The nearest railway station to the old city, where most of the Sikh shrines are located, is Patna Sahib, east of the main junction. ...onvert and took the Guru to his own place where, too, a small community of Sikh believers was formed into what was known as Chhoti Sangat. A new building c
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  • Living Guru for all
    ...px|right|<small>A Sikh woman reading the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Living Guru of the Sikhs.</small>]] ...begin developing insights and start using tools of practical wisdom. The Guru’s grace produces in human beings intensive elation, high level of well-be
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  • Sikhs Muslims Hindus
    Though the Sikh religion grew from the Hindu roots of [[Guru Nanak]] who saw absurdities in many of the old Hindu rituals, we wish that Hindus ...e considered equal as 'sutee' and the shuning of widows were ended by Guru Nanak.
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  • Do Not Smoke
    ...><br /> Guru Gobind Singh jee and his fauj were walking to Anandpur Sahib. Guru jee was on his horse. <br /> ...o another route home. <br />on the route one of the soliders ask guru ji " Guru ji why are we going the long
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  • Old News 2
    ...ommunity for portraying a Sikh Guru as a golfer on its cover. According to Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF)}} ...en-temple|After the Attack - Interview with the Head Granthi of the Golden Temple|~1225968.jpg|Singh Sahib Giani Sahib Singh, the head Granthi of Sri Darbar
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  • Second Udasi
    [[Image:Guru Nanak 3rd Udasi.jpg|thumb|250px|Guru Nanak Dev Ji accompanied by Mardana Ji in Northern India|right]] {{main|The Udasis of Guru Nanak}}
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  • Did Guru Arjun edit bani of Kabir and Namdev?
    ...ripture.htm '''Did Guru Arjun edit bani of Kabir and Namdev?''' article by Nanak Singh Nishter* e: [email protected]] ...Singh]], in his popular column (‘With Malice’) raised the question: ''"Did Guru Arjun rewrite Kabir And Namdev?"'' As a student of [[Gurbani]], I wanted to
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  • Sardar Nanu Singh Saini
    '''Sardar Nanu Singh [[Saini]]''' was a Sikh army general and a well-known [[Jagir|jagirdar]] in [[Phulkian Misl|Phulkia .... of Guru Nanak Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University Press, 1983. </ref><ref>Guru Mahima Ratnavali, Entry 50, Prof. Pritam Singh and Kishan Lal, 1984</ref>
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  • Visit to Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib
    ...t the dots of history and discover our rich heritage linked to our founder Guru Ji. ...d Udasi]] (travels) from 1506-13 and [[fourth Udasi]] from 1519-21, [[Guru Nanak Sahib]] travelled to Mecca through the then to the Port of Basta Bandher, i
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  • Kashmiri pandits
    [[Image:Pkr.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Kashmiri Pandits with [[Guru Tegh Bahadar]] ]] ==Kashmiri Pandits & The Great Sacrifice of Guru Teg Bahadur==
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  • In Sikhi there is no stranger
    If the assailant at the [[Sikh]] Temple of Wisconsin had been simply a curious neighbor or a local visitor, he woul ...cious prayer hall where the congregation sings the devotional hymns of the Sikh scriptures, each gurdwara is equipped with a huge, almost industrial-size k
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  • Bibi Rajni
    ...venue collector (kardar) of Patti. Rajni was a [[Sikh]], a disciple of the Guru. One day she was sitting with her sisters admiring some new clothing they a It is written in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], <big>''"Says Nanak, she who looks upon the Transcendent Lord as her Husband, is the blessed 's
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  • Himalayas
    ...rvices, appointed Raja of Jammu by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] at [[Jia Pota Temple]] in [[Akhnoor]]. This area remained under the control of Maharaja Ranjit S Today the 'Dogra' fort built by [[Zorawar Singh]], any connection with the Sikh Empire is rarely if ever mentioned, has become a popular tourist attraction
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  • Jagjit Singh Chauhan
    ...inal founder of the Khalistan movement that seeks to create an independent Sikh state. Chauhan, a Sikh, grew up in Tanda in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district, about 180 km from Chandi
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  • Thakur Singh Sandhanvalia
    ...er for Amritsar district. He was also nominated a member of the [[Golden Temple]] managing committee. ...ritsar. This Sikh meeting laid the foundation of a society called the Sri Guru Singh Sabha.
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  • New Gurdwara in San Diego
    ...gurdwara in Escondido as construction was finishing up last month. The new temple will serve the region from Temecula to Escondido, filling a gap between exi ...s.com/articles/2008/11/28/faith/z081e1eca551cf6848825750c005d9522.txt Sikh temple ready to meet area's spiritual needs] By FRANK KOCHER November 28, 2008
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  • VULTURES
    ...Bribery is rampant in the East than in the West. No wonder Harmandir, the Temple of God for the spiritually sick dishonest people is in the East and not in ...USANTS will tell them that they themselves are "Satgurus" but Nanak was a "Guru". Such KUSANTS are the VULTURES who feed upon their spiritually dead follow
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  • Gurdwara Baba Atal Sahib
    ...situated to the south of the Golden Temple, about 185 metres from Sarai [[Guru Ram Das]]. The nine-storey octagonal tower, standing 40 metres high, is the ...g the remains of [[Baba Atal Rai]], a son of [[Guru Hargobind]], the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, it was transformed, with the passage of time, into a [[gurdwa
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  • Babar's Invasion
    ...odhi's realm, first devasted Punjab the traditional gateway to India. Guru Nanak in his famous epic, '' "Babarvani" '' describes the atrocities of Babar and ...ns are in Asa measure at pages 360 and 417-18 of the standard recension of Guru Granth Sahib and the fourth is in Tilang measure on pages 722-23.
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  • Ten Gurus
    #redirect [[Ten Sikh Gurus]] [[Image:Tengurus.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Ten Sikh Gurus]]
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  • Unshorn Hair
    A [[Sikh]] does not cut the hair of his or her children. Hair carries radiant energy '''WHY THE SIKHS OF SATGURU NANAK DEVJI DO NOT CUT THEIR HAIR.'''
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  • Guru Nanak's philosophy
    [[Image:GuruNanak.jpg|thumb|250px|<center>'''[[Guru Nanak]]'''</center>]] Where '''Guru Nanak''' (ਗ੝ਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ,1469 - 1539) and his teachings and accomplish
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  • Tankhah
    ...he misdemeanours and mistranslations. Chaupa Singh, on the authority of Guru Gobind Singh, lays down a general rule with regard to the administration ...karah prasad worth a declared sum or make a cash contribulron towards the Guru's golak or the common fund. In case of one or more of the four hajar kirahi
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  • Paying Respect to Saint Hazrat Mian Mir
    ...anuary]] [[1588]] AD). Mian Mir raised slogans to mourn the martyrdom of [[Guru Arjun Dev]]. He never accepted any gift sent by [[Jahangir|Emperor Jehangir ...n to [[Amritsar]] to meet with [[Guru Arjan Dev]] ji. In turn whenever the Guru visited [[Lahore]], he would always meet with Saint Mian Mir. Saint Mian Mi
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  • Vivekananda and Ramakrishna on Sikhism
    Writing about Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Swami Vivekanand wrote: ...etween a Hindu and a Muslim for him. He was common Guru to all. He was the Guru of all human race. '''
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  • Sanatan Sikhi
    ...em, Sikhism is a part of 'Sanatana Dharma' or Hinduism. In many of present Sikh circles, these Sikhs are called Sanatani Sikhs. Some of them believe that t ...nama' and 'Mahma Prakash' are included in the list of such books. Sanatani Sikh views became more acceptable during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's rule in Punjab
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  • Mata Kaulan
    ...ion with Guru Hargobind with one common view that she was true disciple of Guru Hargobind. ...int Mian Mir. Due to these meetings, Saint Mian Mir knew a large number of Guru's verses by heart which he used to quote to his disciples.
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  • Old News 14
    ...anakshahi became the first Sikh calendar in 2003. It is named after Guru Nanak and begins on his birth year. It is based on the tropical solar year and ...Office by Her Excellency Pauline Kalonzo, and is supported by the local Sikh Sangat and organizations.}}
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  • GuruKirn Kaur Khalsa
    ...and the lives of the Gurus. In 1972 she took Sikh vows and later became a Sikh Minister. ...ainting of the Golden Temple while there, which now resides at Hacienda de Guru Ram Das in New Mexico.
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  • DeccanHerald010904
    ...slims and Christians, Sikhs are ahle kitab, possessing the book. Theirs is Guru Granth Sahib which celebrates its 400th anniversary on September 1. ...tely, Shiromani Akali Dal, the organisers, does not have good credentials. Guru Granth Sahib is a pluralistic scripture while the Akali Dal is primarily co
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  • Sodhi family guru har sahai
    ...Sikh Gurus were either Bedis or Sodhis; Guru Nanak belonged to the former, Guru Gobind Singh to the latter Family. ...he Bedis, and that they would give their daughter in marriage along with a temple made of gold.
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  • Gurdwaras in USA
    |[[Sikh Sangat of Alabama]] |align="center"|<ref>[http://www.hsvsikhsangat.com/ Sikh Sangat of Alabama Homepage]</ref>
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  • Anti-Sikh riots in Bidar
    '''Anti-Sikh riots in Bidar''' link: http://www.jstor.org/pss/4393984 ...of other Sikhs (students and non-students) injured and the destruction of Sikh property, conservatively estimated to be ''Rs 50 Lakhs''.
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  • Damdama Sahib
    ...here for over nine months in 1706. Tradition also recounts a visit by Guru Nanak during one of his journeys across the country. In the earlier half of the e ...doubleedged, to Baba Dip Singh. The muzzleloader is believed to be the one Guru Gobind Singh received as a present (See THARA SAHIB below).
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  • Mata Tripta ji Charitable Trust
    ...the making of Sikhi based films. The Trust is named after mother of [[Guru Nanak Dev]] ji is a non-political social organization. ...Trust in 2003 on unparalleled martyrdom of four sons (Sahebzadas) of Sri [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji.
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  • Guru Arjan dev's Gurdwaras
    ...ternal seat of the Prophet of Humility, Sri Guru Nanak Sahib (manifest Sri Guru Granth Sahib). ...doing so but wonderful were divine outpourings of the Humility Personified Guru Arjan. Some extracts:
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  • Ramgarhia bunga
    ...f the temple it was rightly thought that it would be no use to rebuild the temple unless some of the Khalsa leaders remained in it for its protection against ...esent priest (Pujaris) are descendants of those six men. The income of the temple after deducting other expenses is divided and sub divided, and distributed
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  • Sodhi family of Guru Harsahai
    ...Sikh Gurus were either Bedis or Sodhis; Guru Nanak belonged to the former, Guru Gobind Singh to the latter Family. ...he Bedis, and that they would give their daughter in marriage along with a temple made of gold.
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  • Sikhism and Christianity: A Comparative Study
    [[Image:Guruchriist.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Jesus Christ & Guru Gobind Singh]] ...,which are all embodied in the 11th and final master, which is the '''Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji''' ([[SGGS]]), the word.
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  • Visiting a Gurdwara
    All visitors to a [[Sikh]] [[Gurdwara]] should be aware of the following guidelines when visiting: [[Image:Gurdwara Visitors.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Non-Sikh and Sikh Visitors to a Gurdwara shown with their heads covered.]]
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  • On this platter are these things
    {{p4|Image:Guru Nanak 3rd Udasi.jpg|<small>Guru Nanak's carrying out the mission of spreading Dharam to all corners of the world< ...ritual guide) of the [[Sikh]]s by the last human-form Guru of the Sikhs, [[Guru Gobind Singh]] three hundred years ago.
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  • Old News 17
    ...'[[Navtej Singh]]''', body-builder. He has become the first [[keshadhari]] Sikh to win an international award in this sport at this level; he is from Karta ...als-canadian-sikh-communitys-world-war-i-stories/ '''Film reveals Canadian Sikh community’s World War I stories'''] - On Remembrance Day another little k
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  • Golden Kitchen
    '''The spectacular Langar at the Golden Temple of Amritsar''' ...ru-ka-Langar]] (the Guru kitchen) at the premier Sikh shrine, the [[Golden Temple]], [[Amritsar]]. On average Forty to fifty thousand people take langar (or
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  • Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa
    ...the [[Ten Gurus|Gurus]]. In 1972 she took [[Sikh vows]] and later became a Sikh Minister. ...nting of the Golden Temple while there, which now resides at [[Hacienda de Guru Ram Das]] in New Mexico.
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  • Bhai Kapur Singh Sirdar
    ...ntarian and intellectual, who was a master of manysided learning. Besides Sikh theology, he was vastly learned in philosophy, history and literature. He w ...od up foursquare to any misrepresentation or falsification of any shade of Sikh thought and belief. He was most vigilant and unbending in this respect.
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  • Tuzk-e-Jahangiri
    ==About Guru Arjan in Tuzk E Jahangiri== ...picious omen. This incident was reported to me. I was already aware of the Guru's false cult. I therefore ordered him to be arrested and made over his hous
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  • Manbir Singh Chaheru
    ...aw of Manbir Singh's aunt Niranjan Kaur, encouraged him to get baptised (a Sikh initiation ceremony). In the year of 1979, Manbir Singh along with his wife ...ed to the [[Golden Temple]] where he started serving food in the [[Langar|Guru Ka Langar]]. He became [[Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]]’s personal bod
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  • Operation Blue Star: Detailed account
    ...tacked when launched on the [[Golden Temple]], the holiest shrine of the [[Sikh]]s. The attack, initiated on May 31st 1984, was one of the most inflammator ...stem]]. It teaches equality for all and declares women equal to men. Guru Nanak Dev Ji preached the message of One God, which is totally against Hinduism.
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  • Gurusodhi
    ...Sikh Gurus were either Bedis or Sodhis; Guru Nanak belonged to the former, Guru Gobind Singh to the latter Family. ...he Bedis, and that they would give their daughter in marriage along with a temple made of gold.
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  • Old News 12
    ...ey-THUMB.jpg|To commemorate the exemplary sacrifice of four Sahibzada’s of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, a special ten days program was chalked out by Gurdwara Sah {{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/7th-lord-miracles-tour-honor-guru-ram-das-lands-brazil|The 7th Lord of Miracles Tour in Brazil|http://www.sik
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  • Interfaith
    ...definition must respect and accept all other world religions. Further, the Sikh must protect, guard and allow the free-practise of the customs and rituals ...following are remarks made by distinguished personalities about the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] and its interfaith message:
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  • Iron Clad Soldiers
    Next morning, my wife suggested we go to the temple and visit the pundit. I beamed at the thought. My family and I used to visit the temple on the full moon's night and I vaguely recalled the pundit saying that we w
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  • Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib
    ...'[http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Nanded%20Sahib Photos: Nanded - 300 Saal Guru De Naal ]''' ...300 years of Guruship|300th anniversary]] celebration of the Guruship of [[Guru Granth Sahib]] took place.
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  • Kala Afghana on Non-Vegetarianism
    (Verse 43/1, p. 34) [Guru Nanak, Adi Granth, p. 15] It is clear from Guru Nanak's verse (above) that he accords meat a status similar to gold, silver, wome
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  • Nagar Kirtan at Yuba City, CA
    [[Image:Yuba_city_gurdwara.jpeg|thumb|Sikh Temple Gurdwara, Yuba City USA]] ...Annual Nagar Kirtan was a double celebration- Gur Gaddi Diwas and Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab. It brought together an estimated eighty thousand people
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  • Deras & Sikhism
    ::::::::::::::::::::::''Dr. J. S. Ahluwalia, Director of the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation'' '''Dera''' - A Temple or shrine but in this article I am refering to a temple or shrine of Human Gurus.<br>
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  • Old News 7
    ...0.jpg|The Sikh Channel, which wants to become the UK's first all religious Sikh TV service has opened up a Facebook message group, as well as a website req ...on Akshay Kumar-starrer [[Singh is Kinng]] for allegedly ridiculing the [[Sikh community]]. However, the movie became a box office record breaker...}}
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  • Bhagat Pipa
    | <small>'''Other Info:'''</small> || 1 Shabad in Guru Granth Sahib His bani is incorporated in the Sri [[Guru Granth Sahib]] Ji. He was a prince who renounced his throne in the search o
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  • Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex
    In 1499, Guru Nanak Dev founded a unique religious faith rooted in the core values of universal ...rs later at Anandpur Sahib, on the occasion of Baisakhi, the Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh formally instituted the Khalsa Panth of saint-soldiers, an ega
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  • Misconceptions - Gurmat and Islam
    With Sikhi flourishing from the seeds Guru Nanak had planted, while at the same time there was an ever increasing resistanc Recently Some Muslims have attempted to show that the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a Muslim or someone who acted as a Muslim. In the following pape
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  • Gurdwara in detail
    ...s picture shows a simple and pleasant Gurdwara in the USA called, Gurdwara Guru Singh Sabha in Augusta, Georgia.'''</small>]] ..., where the Guru dwells. Its most essential element is the presence of the Guru.
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  • An ode to Punjabi culture
    ...ts taken from the garden of Bhai Vir Singh’s house are taken to the Golden Temple every morning by 85-year-old Bibi Amrit Kaur who lives in the house. ...room (seems replica of Hemkunt Sahib) constructed especially for the holy Guru Granth Sahib shows his unflinching faith in the Almighty.
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  • United Sikhs Director saves Girl
    '''UNITED SIKHS Director Bhai Esher Singh saves Sikh Girl From Kidnappers.''' ...er Jarmanjeet Singh after paying obeisance at the Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple). On his way Bhai Esher Singh heard the screams of a girl who was being har
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  • Structure of Harmandar Sahib
    ...ib]]''' is the most popular of all Sikh shrines. Sikh places of worship or Sikh shrines are called [[Gurdwara]]s. The Sri Harmandar Sahib is located in [[A ...nd sargun (the spiritual and temporal realms of human existence) for the [[Sikh]]s.
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  • Makindu Sikh Temple
    ...t this [[Gurdwara]] everyday and it is a 'must-see' [[Gurdwara]] for any [[Sikh]] travelling to Kenya and East Africa. It provides a peaceful atmosphere wh ...ich provides free [[langar]] 24 hours a day as determined by their founder Guru, {{G1}}.
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  • Swami Ram Tirath Dandi Sanyasi
    ...r years, he became the author of the publications "Supreme Scriptures, Sri Guru Granth Sahib" and "Paramount Religion, Khalsa Panth" (both originally writt ...wami), was a recluse who after a prolonged spiritual quest turned to the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. Born on 31 August 1897 to '''Pundit Balak Ram''' and '''Har
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  • Gangu
    ...years later he returned to the Guru's court, entering the service of Sat [[Guru Gobind Rai]]. Gangu was blessed with a son he named Raj Kaul who was raised There are various versions in the Sikh history about the arrest of Mata Gujri and young sahibzadeys and the role o
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  • The Mission of Guru Nanak: A Muslim Appraisal
    ...Tagore's Kabuliwalla. Sikhs were believed to be the worshippers of [[Guru Nanak]] who was known to us through our [[Urdu]] textbook which contained a poem The land where Nanak sang the song of God's oneness,<br>
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  • Kolkata
    ...erhaps visited the ancient Hindu temple at Kali Ghat centuries before. Two Sikh Sangats, called Bari Sangat and Chhoti Sangat, have certainly existed for a ...ata Maru]] was a Japanese steam liner which had been chartered by a wealth Sikh business man to sail from China and Japan headed for western Canada in 191
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  • Third Udasi
    [[Image:Guru Nanak 3rd Udasi.jpg|thumb|250px|Guru Nanak Dev Ji accompanied by Mardana Ji in Northern India|right]] {{main|The Udasis of Guru Nanak}}
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  • Guru Nanak in Azerbaijan
    ...e Place") in Surakhany, located 20 kilometers east of the town center. The temple was built over a pocket of natural gas that fuelled a vent providing an 'et ==The Fire Temple Ateshgah==
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  • Worldwide praise for the Guru Granth Sahib
    {{p3|File:SGGS9.jpg|'''[[Guru Granth Sahib]]'''}} ...amdas]]. [[Guru Amardas]] compiled the first Granth (book) of the hymns. [[Guru Arjan Dev]] compiled the first edition of the Granth, called the [[Adi Gran
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  • Guru Granth Sahib on pilgrimage and fasting
    ...ditional or cultural justifications which may be extended by anyone. The [[Sikh]] Gurus visited some of these places as historians and explorers to demonst ...wastage of time, resources , & propagation of [[FALSEHOOD|Manmat]]. [[Guru Nanak]] sums up all these in one Tuk...
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  • Art and Architecture of the Golden Temple
    ...usson considered the Golden Temple an example of the forms which [[Hindu]] temple architecture assumed in the nineteenth century. ...of interest, published by the Punjab government in 1875, the design of the temple, as reconstructed by [[Ranjit Singh]], was borrowed from the shrine of [[Sa
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  • Nanak Shah Fakir film
    {{p|File:Nanak Shah Fakir.png|Nanak Shah Fakir}} ...l-life-character-acp-amod-kant-in-main-aur-charles/|title= Adil Hussain on Nanak Shah Fakir|work=Centist|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref> but there are some
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  • Old News 5
    ...ich will be dedicated to the 300th celebrations of Gurta Gurgaddi Diwas of Guru Granth Sahib.}} ...thumb/files/news/image/teaser/large/nishan.jpg|In this first panel you see Guru Gobind Singh with his beloved Singhs - the Nishan Sahibs have on them 2 'Ki
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  • Sikh History April
    ...H UTSAV, Patshahi Ninth, Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji. This is the actual date of Guru Sahib's Prakash. 1850: Sikh forces of Ranjit Singh disbanded a year after the East Indian Company gaine
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  • Akali Movement
    ...it Singh (1780-1839), had forborne from interfering with the management of Sikh shrines. It endowed the more prominent among them with land grants and othe ...e not free from the taint of licentiousness and luxury. The simple form of Sikh service had been supplanted in the shrines by extravagant ceremonial. This
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  • Saint Hazrat Mian Mir
    ...anuary]] [[1588]] AD). Mian Mir raised slogans to mourn the martyrdom of [[Guru Arjun Dev]]. He never accepted any gift sent by [[Jahangir|Emperor Jehangir ...n to [[Amritsar]] to meet with [[Guru Arjan Dev]] ji. In turn whenever the Guru visited [[Lahore]], he would always meet with Saint Mian Mir. Saint Mian Mi
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  • Sikhi and Jain Dharam
    ...d left this world he had founded a new religion of "disciples" (shiksha or sikh) that followed his example. ...ority of living Guru conferred upon Guru Granth Sahib by the tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh.
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  • Operation Bluestar Eyewitness Accounts
    Who were the eye-witnesses to the Golden Temple episode? ...ome moist and his voice quivered as he described the assault on the Golden Temple.
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  • Guru Nanak at Puri
    ...ya and Nanak. [[Guru Nanak|Nanak]] was the founder of [[Sikhism]]. In 1506 Nanak visited seven countries in India. He lived for 71 years and within his ...the twig automatically dropped out of his hand and he implored his mercy. Nanak
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  • Sikhism in India
    ...India]] for over 500 years, beginning with the birth of its founder [[Guru Nanak Dev]]. The Sikhs are predominately located in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], as == The birth of the Sikh religion ==
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  • Bandi Chhorh Divas
    ...l along with 52 Rajas, who held the extensions attached to the coat of the Guru]] '''Bandi Chorh Diwas''' is a day on which [[Guru Hargobind Sahib]] was released with 52 Kings from Gwalior Prison. The word
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  • Dera Sach Khand
    ...ous temple for the follower of [[Bhagat Ravidas]] who is referred to as '''Guru Ravidas''' by the dera followers. The dera is situated at one end of villag The rules relating to the respect for [[Guru Granth Sahib]] are fully observed in these deras. The holy granth is placed
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  • Ten Sikh Gurus
    {{P|Image:Tengurus.jpg|[[The Ten Sikh Gurus]]}} ...ives, they sort to awaken the higher conciousness in the human race. The [[Guru]]s taught the people of [[India]] and beyond, to live spiritually fulfillin
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  • Bhakti Movement and Sikhism
    ..., Muslims and Sikhs of Indian subcontinent. For example, Kirtan at a Hindu Temple, Qawalli at a Dargah (by Muslims), and singing of Gurbani at a Gurdwara are ...rship. The dancers were deva-dasis (female slaves of the deity) inside the temple, but nagar-badhus (public wives) outside. Apart frorn being overwhelmingly
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  • Chardi Kala Jatha
    ...atha is a group of young American Sikhs consists of three musicians, Jugat Guru Singh Khalsa, Sada Sat Simran Singh Khalsa, and Hari Mander Jot Singh Khals ...phrase. It reflects an eternally evergreen and blissful mental state of a Sikh against any background whether appeasing or depressing.
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  • Arnold Toynbee
    ...nd again he emphasizes the fact that there cannot be any person like the [[Sikh Gurus]]. ...hey decided to publish a book based on the principles and teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji; the book was called ''"The sacred writings of the Sikhs"''
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  • ISI former head says Sikh community gives him "next-to-Guru" status?
    ...stan Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PGPC), says Sikhs give him a "next-to-Guru" status.''' India’s Sikh Militants Forming Ties with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Pakistani Intelligence
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  • Sewapanthi
    [[Image:Bhaikanhaiya.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bhai Kanahiya & Guru Tegh Bahadur]] ...uslims, he became a [[Sikh]] of the [[Guru Tegh Bahadur|Ninth Sikh Guru]]. Guru Tegh Bahadur instructed Khanaiya to go out and serve humanity. Thus began t
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  • Kutta Marg
    ''Sri Guru Granth Sahib (239)'' ''Sri Guru Granth Sahib (135) ''
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  • Sikh Cosmology
    '''Sikh Cosmology''' ...te observation of the phenomenon of nature forms an important part of the Sikh metaphysical insight. It brings into view a palpable vision of the Creator
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  • Fairs and festivals in Punjab
    The festival is in commemoration of a battle fought in 1705-06 by Guru Gobind Singh against the imperial forces of the Moguls and pays tribute to ...nj, which is the samadhi of the forty martyrs, and Darbar Sahib, where the Guru held his darbar after the cremation of the slain.
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  • Degh Tegh
    ...[[Punjabi]] ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ) or '''Degh Tegh Fateh''': This term forms part of the Sikh [[Ardas]] where it is recited in the line: "ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ ਫਤਹ, ...ncept has been promoted since the founder of [[Sikhism]], the young [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji, who when asked by his father to do a "sacch suhdah" or "true deed
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  • Guru Nanak in Turkey
    ...es) and scientists were challenging religious concepts and beliefs. [[Guru Nanak]] carried his message far and wide to South Asia and the Middle East. He he ...odied in his [[Bani]] (Word), which has been incorporated in the [[G11|Aad Guru Granth Sahib]] (AGGS).
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  • Introduction to Sikhism
    ...e hundred years old. Its founder, Guru Nanak, was born in [[1469]]. [[Guru Nanak]] spread a simple message of "[[Ek Onkar]]": we are all one, created by the ...the beginnings of the Sikhs' sacred writings, later to become the "[[Siri Guru Granth Sahib]]".
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  • Origin of Life and Evolution
    ...Creator of the universe and life in all its manifestations. However, Guru Nanak also accepts the theory of evolution in his own characteristic manner witho ...GS<ref>7</ref>, particularly in Siddh-Gosht<ref>8</ref> <ref>9</ref>, Guru Nanak answers the queries of Siddhas regarding creation of life, mind and the uni
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  • Martyrdom in Sikhism
    ...oncept was emphatically laid down by [[Guru Nanak]] and the history of the Guru period as well as the subsequent history of the Sikhs is an open expression In Sikhism, [[Guru Nanak]] in the very beginning of his famous hymn ‘Japu Ji’, while rejecting t
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  • Bhai Santa Singh
    ...ht conduct, religious devotion and tuneful recital of the heroic deeds of Sikh martyrs. As the movement for Gurdwara Reform got under way, he joined th ==Bhai Santa Singh - A Unique Exponent of Guru’s Hymns==
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  • Gurdwara
    {{p3|Image:gtbss001.jpg|The Golden Temple, [[Harimandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], [[India]]}} ...word can be split into two: "Gur" or "Guru" referring to their Guru, '''[[Guru Granth Sahib]]''' i.e. [[Gurbani]] / Waheguru / the word [[Shabad]] and "du
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  • Sikh history
    ...dia in 1469 with the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Khalsa was created by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699. In these 537 years, Sikhs have endured through man The major time periods in Sikh History are:
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  • Dasvandh
    {{Sikh practices}} ...langar]] (community kitchen) for the [[sangat]] (holy assembly) that the [[Guru]] has established.
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  • Nawanshahr, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
    ...er 7, 1995 on the auspicious occasion of birthday of [[Guru Nanak|Sh. Guru Nanak Dev Ji]] as the sixteenth district of Punjab State. District name has been ...Bhai Randhir Singh (Narangwal), he expressed his wish to become a baptized Sikh. The Arya Samaj leaders however fail to accept this well-documented fact a
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  • Gurdwaras In Uttar Pardesh
    ...hal near Sati Ghat, three kilometres south of Haridwar. It is dedicated to Guru Amar Das and is managed by Nirmala Sikhs. ...storical Gurdwaras here, one dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev and the others to Guru Tegh Baahdur.
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  • Tagore and Sikhi
    ...three poems on Guru Gobind Singh viz Nishfal-Hpahaar, (1888, Futile Gift), Guru Gobinda (1899) and Shesh Shiksha (1899, last teachings). ...a poetic tribute to "Baba Banda Singh Bahadur", the military commander of Guru Gobind Singh. The famous Punjabi artist Sir Sobha Singh (1901-1886) and ren
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  • Kala Afghana
    '''Gurbakhsh Singh Kala Afgana''' is an excommunicated Sikh and author of the controversial book ''Bipran ki Reet ton Sach da Marg''. H ...mitted that in this job and in subordination, he did some mistakes which a Sikh is not suppose to do. Ultimately he retired from the police department in
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  • Aarti
    In Sikh Religion, '''Aarti''' (also spelled arti, arati, arathi, aarthi) is spiritu ...s in form of Guru Granth Sahib ji. The concept is similar to bowing before Guru Granth Sahib on knees, the practice which is common in Hindus while bowing
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  • Golden Temple
    ...own as '''Sri Darbar Sahib Ji''', and informally referred to as the Golden Temple, is a [[Gurdwara]] located in the city of [[Amritsar]], Punjab, India. It i ...rone of the timeless one), constituted by the Sixth Guru, [[Guru HarGobind|Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji]]). While the Harmandir Sahib is regarded as the abode o
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  • Timetable relating to Komagata Maru
    | 1890 || A [[Gurdwara]] temple was built and provided food, accommodations and a place to meet with friend ...ment severely restricted immigration from India; as a result, the Canadian Sikh community was composed primarily of men for many years.
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  • Guru Nanak's history
    ...ose glory was destined to shine out through the centuries. They called him Nanak, and the astrologer who attended his birth foretold he would rule both Musl At the age of five little [[Nanak]] began to talk of God, and his prattling words were admired by all. At sev
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  • Sikh Temple, Nakuru
    [[Image:STN1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sikh Temple Nakuru]] Built, re-built and developed and re-developed since 1918, this Sikh temple (gurudwara) marks a long history of Sikhs in the Rift Valley. Sadly, the lo
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