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...le feather or a a cluster of feathers worn as an ornament which forms a {{Wiki|plume}}. ...tems to be worn or carried by all Sikhs who have been initiated into the [[Khalsa]].

...sing that he led in the [[Punjab]] was the underpinning on which the [[Dal Khalsa]], the Sikh [[Misl]]s and [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] built the edifice which ...ign country of [[Punjab]] and the [[Sikh Empire]]. His {{wiki|Samadhi}} ({{wiki|memorial}}) is located in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. Maharaja was a born in

...tly forbidden in Sikhism for Khalsa Sikhs and strongly discouraged for non-Khalsa Sikh. This includes from your head down to your toes, no hair is to be pluc ...e of "four transgressions" that are regarded as a cardinal sins for the [[Khalsa]] Sikh. The [[Guru Granth Sahib]] discourages the consumption of all meat i

* '''14''' [[Vaisakhi]] = Birth of [[Khalsa]], New month [[Vaisakh]] |width=18%|[http://manvirsingh.blogspot.com/ Manvir Singh Khalsa]

...bank of Drungali Nallah. It is about 4 kms from {{wiki|Poonch}} town in {{wiki|Poonch district}}, which is the smallest of the 14 districts of [[Jammu & K ...railways or air services up to {{wiki|Jammu}} and then travel by road to {{wiki|Poonch}}.

|width=18%|[http://manvirsingh.blogspot.com/ Manvir Singh Khalsa] |width=20%|[http://dedicatedkaurs.blogspot.com/// Daughters of the Khalsa]

...a blue print for the proposed university in response to request from the {{Wiki|Government of Pakistan}} who had invited all the delegates to respond like ...delegates and the government for the setting up of this university. The {{Wiki|Government of Punjab}} under the auspices of Chief Minister Chowdhary Perva

...ak Mata (often pronounced Matta) in district {{wiki|Udham Singh Nagar}}, {{wiki|Uttarakhand}} [[India|northern India]]. Uttarakhand borders [[Tibet]] to th ...ge section of North-Eastern Railway. The holy shrine is near the town of {{wiki|Sitarganj}}.

...mmunity prospered it turned its attention to its youth and in turn several Khalsa schools were built to aid the education process of the budding community. ...from the coast (Mombasa) inland to {{wiki|Lake Victoria}} and beyond to {{wiki|Uganda}}.

'''Punjabi''' (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in [[Gurmukhi]], پنجابی in {{wiki|Shahmukhi}}) is a word that refers to the native language of the residents ...] and {{wiki|Shahmukhi}} script. The Gurmukhi script is derived from the {{wiki|Landa Script}} and standardized by [[Guru Angad Dev]] (the second Sikh Guru

...istan]]. The only son of his parents, Giani ji lived in {{wiki|Alwar}}, {{wiki|Rajasthan}} for the last 57 years of his life. ...e heart attack while attending a marriage function in {{wiki|Etawah}} in {{wiki|Uttar Pradesh}}, [[India]].

...57) was the founder and first {{Wiki|Maharaja}} of the princely state of {{wiki|Jammu and Kashmir}} during the British Raj in [[India]].Gulab Singh founded ...hew, Hira Singh, were also murdered. As the administration collapsed the [[Khalsa]] soldiery clamored for the arrears of their pay. In 1844 the corrupt Lahor

...ht|'''[[Guru Gobind Singh]] initiating the [[first five members]] of the [[Khalsa]]''' ]] ...t has marked the very significant religious event of the creation of the [[Khalsa]] Panth.

...d speak mainly [[Punjabi]] or [[Hindi]]. They are also called lohana (in {{Wiki|Rajasthan}}, [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]. Lavana is another variation o ...claimed to be the descendants of Chauhan Rajputs of {{Wiki|Jaipur}} and {{wiki|Jodhpur}}. <ref>History Of The Later Harappans And Silpakara Movement, Gyan

'''Sikhism''' ('''Sikhi, ਸਿੱਖੀ ''' in [[Panjabi]]) is one of the {{Wiki|major world religions}}, primarily developed in 16th and 17th century [[I == Khalsa is "God's army" ==

''For the film see [[Khalsa (Film)]]'' ...thumb|300px|left||{{cs|The [[Amrit Sanskar]] ceremony before one becomes a Khalsa}}]]

...ers: River Lachen and Lachung Chu, both tributaries of the "most scenic" {{wiki|River Teesta}}. The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, the Chine ...is located in this state at a distance of 95 kilometres from the capital {{wiki|Gangtok}}, at an elevation of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). Guru Dongmar is a la

* [[Khalsa Kaal Purakh Ki Fauj]] The [[Sikh]] faith condemns empty {{Wiki|rituals}} and {{Wiki|superstitions}}. The practice of blind rituals, worshiping of idols and ina

...grow older this becomes their spiritual training centre - the '''[[Khalsa|KHALSA]]''' training institution; a place for organised "Satgur de Seva" or servic ...[[Gurmat]] and [[Gurbani]] in the [[Sikh]] community are selected by the KHALSA ([[Panj Piara]]) (best 5 [[Sikh]] intellectuals who are publicly acknowledg

...]] on the foundations of the [[Khalsa]] and under the banner of [[Sarkar-i-Khalsa]], from 1799-1839. ...man and liberator of Punjab died on June 27, 1839. His {{wiki|Samadhi}} ({{wiki|memorial}}) is located in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].

In 1675, in [[old Delhi]]'s {{Wiki|Chandni Chowk}} (the city's most public place) a most horrific event took p [[Guru Gobind Rai]] said, "Bhai Jivan ji, I will create the [[Khalsa]], who will stand out in the crowd and who will never flinch from performin

...West Frontier Province}} (now in [[Pakistan]], which then formed part of {{wiki|British India}}). In keeping with the tradition of the [[Sikh Regiment|Sikh ...e heroic stand of a small Greek force against the mighty Persian Army of {{wiki|Xerxes I}} in 480 B.C.

...is was to propagate the teachings of his father, but the austerities or {{wiki|asceticism}} religious discipline and practices observed by this sect wer ..., this naturally led them to look after the Sikh shrines in the absence of Khalsa Singhs and the Akalis/Nihangs (see separate entries). Here they performed a

...Patshahi]]''' meaning the "Gurdwara of the first master" is situated at {{wiki|Lakhpat}}, [[Gujarat]], [[India]] - A town in Gujarat, visited by [[Guru Na ...n 1908 in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada under the management of the [[Khalsa Diwan Society]]. This [[Gurdwara Sahib]] served the Greater Vancouver Sikh

...on of Sikh militant, Kulbir Singh Barapind, diplomatic cables published by Wiki Leaks report that the US were informed that in addition to Sikh militants t Wiki Leaks Cable Canonical ID:05NEWDELHI9513_a

...d the Roman Empire in the West. Thus, they established themselves as the {{wiki|Alans}} in France, Spain, Portugal and so on, in the fifth century A.D. Regarding the founding of Khalsa (baptised Sikhs or saint soldiers in A.D. 1699) by Guru Gobind Singh, the t

...ans say that he was born at Tanda in [[Jammu and Kashmir]]. "Twarikh Guru Khalsa" of Gian Gingh says that Baba ji was born at Tanda in Muzzafrabad. This is ...s martyred in the [[Battle of Chamkaur]] (<small>recorded by Baljit Singh Khalsa</small>). Another source says that Baba Makhan Shah had two sons, Lal Chand