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[[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.

...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

[[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.

Guru Nanak (1469-1539 A.D.) started As an exponent of this new cult, Nanak

...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

...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

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

...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

...ru-ka-Langar]] (the Guru kitchen) at the premier Sikh shrine, the [[Golden Temple]], [[Amritsar]]. ...ender or social status as stipulated by the founder of [[Sikhism]], [[Guru Nanak]].

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

...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

...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]].

'''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.

...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

{{aowh2|Guru Arjan|Guru Arjan Dev|birthday May 2}} [[Image:GuruArjanDevJi.jpg|thumb|150px|left|<center>'''[[Guru Arjan Dev]]'''</center>]]

...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

{{aowh2|Guru Arjan|Guru Arjan|GurGadi September 16}} [[Image:GuruArjanDevJi.jpg|thumb|175px|left|<center>'''[[Guru Arjan Dev]]'''</center>]]

...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

[[Image:PanganiFront.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{cs|Ramgharia Sikh Temple Pangani. Headquarters of the East African Ramgharia Board(EARB)'''}}]] == '''Sikh Temple Pangani''' ==

...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.