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'''The Five Holy Takhats & the Guru Granthi Today''' In India today there are five historical Thrones of the Guru called Takhats which are ruli

...ge, but also an official language of India. It has a similar position in [[India]] to that of Latin and Greek in Europe, and is a central part of [[Hindu]]/ ...ted orally for several centuries before they were written down in medieval India.

...d north India traditionally followed the Islamic style of architecture but today the term is used to refer to a large traditional high walled building usual

...D KIRTANI JATHA PERFORMING LIVE FROM PRABH MILNAE KAA CHAAO GURDWARA MOGA, INDIA. ...WA SINGH JEE TARMALA BROADCASTING LIVE ON SIKH CHANNEL UK & EUROPE SKY 840 TODAY (08/01/11) AT 2.30pm – 5.30pm.

[[Bhagat Ravidas]] Janam Asthan, Seer Goverdhanpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India is called Dera Sach Khand and is the focal point of pilgrimage for follower ...si, India is the ultimate place of pilgrimage for the followers of Ravidas today.

...ssion by extremist Mullahs, his poetry soon disappeared from the horizons. Today, whatever we know about this ‘forgotten poet’ is much due to Baba Malan ...e died in the mid 1st half of 20th century, perhaps around 1926 in Punjab, India. The village ‘Jyotishah Alampur’ of Indian Punjab is named after him.

A Gurdwara stands at the site of his historic samaadh in Musapur village today. He is believed to have been the founding father of the Sian (also spelt Se ...ss Punjab and India, giving rise to the four main Sian lineages that exist today.

...a ferocious storm at sea (probably a typhoon, for which the waters around India are well known) made a promise to Waheguru of the contents of his money bel As we all know today the successful trader had 500 golden Mohurs in that belt. Now while many no

...o Devi, Jammu is one of the most famous pilgrimage tourism destinations in India. Once a seat of the Dogra Rajput dynasty, Jammu came under the control of [ ...he Mountain Kingdom as both India and Pakistan claim the State, over which India still holds all but the small portion captured by the Pathans in 1947.

...u Gobind Singh moulded the Sikh religion into its present form that we see today with the formation of the [[Khalsa]] in 1699 and completed the final layout

...{W|Braj Bhasha}}. Braj, though never a clearly defined political region in India but is very well demarcated culturally, is considered to be the land of Kri ...alect of Hindi, and was the predominant literary language of North-Central India before the switch to Khariboli in the 19th century.

...ital of the Leh District in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], northern [[India]]. Historically, it was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of [[Ladakh]]. ...ones teeth, which took root and was the first tree to grow in the region. Today that same [[Guru Nanak Tree|tree]] is an attraction in Leh.

...eastern extremities of Rajasthan and the southern extremities of Haryana. Today Braj Bhoomi can be seen as a cultural-geographical entity rather than a pro ...he Hindi literature was developed in Brij in the medieval period. However, today Khariboli dialect has taken its place as the predominant standard dialect o

...is plant ([[Cannabis sativa]]). The plant grows wild throughout [[Northern India]], Pakistan and the [[Himalayas]] (its putative origin) and is an important Despite this long history, in India charas was made illegal in the 1980s and draconian sentences were introduce

...Two of these political units are in Pakistan and the remaining five are in India. ===East Punjab (India)===

...ated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was originally known as The All India War Memorial. ...tue of King George V had stood under the now-vacant canopy in front of the India Gate; the Statue now stands in Coronation Park.

...t a function organised by Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. The French Cultural Secretary in New Delhi, Dr. Jean Marie Lafont and Si ...th”'' meaning ''“All Sikhs are commanded to take the Granth as Guru”''. So today if asked, the Sikhs will tell you that they have a total of 11 Gurus. ( 10

...s is a famous charitable hospital based at Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Gurdwara Sahib, Secunderabad, and Guru Nanak Charitable Trust opened t Andhra Pradesh, India

...ntonment is a cantonment town in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located adjacent to and south of the city of Firozpur. ...kh War, Firozpur Cantonment played a key role for the British Indian Army. Today, it is a Divisional headquarter for the Indian Army.

...and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan plateau in south India. ...nt. Reduced subsequently, especially during the East India Company rule in India, to the region in and around Old Delhi, the empire was formally dissolved b

...cur just in India. It is a phenomenon, which occurs across the whole world today. Why are women’s surnames changed? The reason is family linkage. Surnames Sikh women are today demanding equal rights. Rightly so. However, they fail to realise that they

...teel' should not be confused with the steel blades, cars or frying pans of today, made possible by production processes of the late nineteenth century. * Instructive video on metal making as used in the early swords of India and Japan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDbg1aikq1I

...m the other major religious group, encompassing the "Dharmic" religions of India and the "Taoic" East Asian religions—both terms being "parallels" of the

...eatures/tp-metroplus/article2468845.ece|work=The Hindu | location=Chennai, India|date=20 September 2011</ref> He believes that today's youth likes fast-paced stories which are either larger than life{{citatio

...''' is one of the oldest and busiest markets in central north [[Delhi]], [[India]]. The area is in the historically important Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) and ...freely practice his or her own religion without interference or hindrance. Today, we tend to take this freedom for granted – but in 1675, when all of the

Mair Rajputs or Maid Rajputs is the name of a Sikh Punjabi caste in India from amongst the Punjabi Rajputs. They are Sikh by religion and comprise of ...ry businesses. "Sunar, Soni" is a Hindi word for Goldsmith and Jeweler. In India, a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and also at the same ti

...gistered super tanker was arrested, along with the tanker's Chief Officer, today (Dec 10) by a South Korean court, which reversed an earlier ruling by a low '''From The Press Trust of India:'''

...renowned ''"Kitab-ulHind"''. Even today groups of Hindu pilgrims come from India to visit it regularly to worship.

...D KIRTANI JATHA PERFORMING LIVE FROM PRABH MILNAE KAA CHAAO GURDWARA MOGA, INDIA. ...WA SINGH JEE TARMALA BROADCASTING LIVE ON SIKH CHANNEL UK & EUROPE SKY 840 TODAY (08/01/11) AT 2.30pm – 5.30pm.

Today India banned smoking in public places, leaving public health officials with the t In the West smoking has been banned on airplanes for some twenty years and today a pack of cigarettes costs almost five dollars with ever higher taxes being

...a type of long shirt or tunic, which was once very popular in India. Even today one can see Hindu, Sikh and Muslim ascetics and holy persons wearing a 'Cho In India, many families perform a religious ceremony during which clothes are put on

...predicted that one day this boy would be amongst the prominent artists of India. ...client has to wait for over 18 months. He has orders coming from all over India and abroad.

...ment found in two forms throughout the north, central, and east regions of India. It is a young instrument by Indian terms, being only about 200 years old. A. R. Rahman has been one of the composers in India who has used the Dilruba in his works like "Dil Se" and "Vande Mataram".

...His family moved to the Indian side of the border after the separation of India and Pakistan. ...after which he studied at the Gurmat Missionary Collage in Ropar, Punjab, India.

...a species. For example, there are more than 3,000 species of snakes known today. But many more species might have been living in the past, and are now exti ...a species. For example, there are more than 3,000 species of snakes known today. But many more species might have been living in the past, and are now exti

...[Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib|Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi]], Lakhpat, [[Gujarat]], [[India]]}}]] ...Lakhpat is the last town situated at the western end of [[India]], on the India - Pakistan border, at the junction of Kori creek and Rann of Kutch. Lakhpat

...sm]], written by Simran Kaur Arneja, a 27 year old [[Sikh]] from Mumbai, [[India]]. This book is the result of the writer's personal discovery of Sikhism, w ...rtantly how we can use those beautiful and timeless teachings in our lives today and attain ultimate bliss. The writer hopes to make the book available thro

...Sherwani are said to be one of the largest family names of MalerKotla even today. It was the tribal leader Sheikh Sadruddin Sadr-i-Jahan, who in 1454 marr Today Malerkotla is the only place in East Punjab (India) that has a majority Muslim population, with 55% percent of the residents

...s the leader of the Damdami Taksal, a Sikh religious group based in Punjab India during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

...dwara.jpg|thumb|Baba Jai Lal Ji Gurdwara, at Jalandhar Cantonment, Punjab, India]] ...ge of Patara (near the city of [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]) to a [[Ramgarhia]] family. His father's name was Bhagtoo and his mother'

...oordarshan. His low budget Flop Show show in early 90's is remembered even today. one of his co-actors Vivek Shauq has been most successful from Flop Show d ...s gift of inducing humour to highlight every day issues of middle class in India. Bhatti's satire on Punjab police called Mahaul Theek Hai (1999) was his fi

...g will hear his first cases today. [[Rabinder Singh]] QC, 39, who will sit today as a deputy (part-time) high court judge, is also thought to be the younges ...hearing a number of applications at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today for permission to challenge immigration decisions.

...to make peace with [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] than to engage him in a war. Today the pier has been revamped and houses many restaurants, ect. ...the paving stones of the old streets in London were cobbled of granite in India to be used as ballast to steady the ships in heavy seas. Often reloaded th

...Prince" as in Rajasthan where the word "Kuwar" means prince. In Rajasthan, India 'Kuwar' (from Sanskrit Kumĝra) is commonly used to refer to a prince, and Some Sikhs today have chosen to retain their traditional caste-system based family names in

...cieties, confined prior to the migrations of 1947, mainly to north-western India, were the Sahajdhari Committee of Multan, Guru Nanak Sahajdhari Diwan of Pa ...dispersed in the country. Their India-wide forum was the Sarab Hind (All-India) Sahajdharis Conference which rotated from town to town for its annual sess

...da.jpg|thumb|250px|right|{{cs|'''Bhathinda District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...some 50 km from [[Bathinda]], in the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. It is the largest city in the [[Faridkot District]] and has a large cott

...y [[Sanskrit]] grammarians since Patañjali to refer to dialects of North [[India]] that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term apabhraṃśa in The term Prakrit (which includes Pĝli) is used for the popular dialects of India which were spoken until the 4th - 8th century, but some scholars use the te

...gements at 8 to 12 years of age are not uncommon in some interior parts of India. The wedding is performed a couple of years after the engagement. After the

...s spelled Panjabi) is the official language of the [[Punjab]] regions of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian sub Punjabi culture, much like its Bengali counterpart, suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition of 1947. As such, Punjabi language and cu

...haheed Bhagat Singh’s]]''' statue stands outside Parliament House, Delhi, India.]] '''[[New Delhi]], [[India]]. August 15, 2008''' A larger than life statue for a larger than life hero