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{{ps|Image:Darasingh.jpg|'''[[Dara Singh]]'''}} | |||
* .... that '''[[Dara Singh]]''' (born [[November 19]], [[1928]]) is a [[Punjabi]] wrestler and film actor from the [[Sikh]] holy city of [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] in [[India]]. He was a well-known wrestler before he started acting in Hindi films in 1962. | |||
* .... that '''[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]''' is situated in the heart of [[Delhi|New Delhi's]] Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli) of [[Mirza Raja Jai Singh]], hence the name Bangla Sahib. | |||
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*....that | * .... that '''[[Gurdwara Patti Sahib]]''' (‘Patti’ means ‘alphabet’) is located at the site where young [[Guru Nanak]] learned the various different languages then used in the [[Punjab]], each with its own distinct alphabet. | ||
*....that [[ | * .... that the first [[Gurdwara]] in the whole of [[USA]] was purchased and built in 1912 in Stockton, [[California]], [[USA]]. It is called the '''[[Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Stockton]]'''... | ||
*.... that [[ | * .... that '''[[Bhagat Kabir]]''' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਭਗਤ ਕਬੀਰ) (1441-1518) was a saint born in [[Bharat]], present day India and Pakistan. 500 verses of Bhagat Ji’s [[Bani]] are included in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. | ||
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{{pm|Image:BanglaSahib by Solarider.jpg|[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]}} | |||
* .... that '''[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]''' is situated in the heart of [[Delhi|New Delhi's]] Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli) of [[Mirza Raja Jai Singh]], hence the name Bangla Sahib. | |||
{{ps|Image:Darasingh.jpg|'''[[Dara Singh]]'''}} | |||
* .... that '''[[Dara Singh]]''' (born [[November 19]], [[1928]]) is a [[Punjabi]] wrestler and film actor from the [[Sikh]] holy city of [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] in [[India]]. He was a well-known wrestler before he started acting in Hindi films in 1962. | |||
* .... that '''[[Gurdwara Patti Sahib]]''' (‘Patti’ means ‘alphabet’) is located at the site where young [[Guru Nanak]] learned the various different languages then used in the [[Punjab]], each with its own distinct alphabet. | |||
*.... that [[Salok Mahala 9]] are the saloks by the ninth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] which form the concluding portion of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. They precede [[Guru Arjan's]] Mundavani and appear from page 1426 to 1429 of the Sikh holy Granth. | |||
{{pm|File:BibiAmro.jpg|Bibi Amro with [[Amar Das]] and [[Guru Angad]]}} | {{pm|File:BibiAmro.jpg|Bibi Amro with [[Amar Das]] and [[Guru Angad]]}} |
Revision as of 20:01, 1 November 2009
Did you know...
- .... that Dara Singh (born November 19, 1928) is a Punjabi wrestler and film actor from the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, Punjab in India. He was a well-known wrestler before he started acting in Hindi films in 1962.
- .... that Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is situated in the heart of New Delhi's Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli) of Mirza Raja Jai Singh, hence the name Bangla Sahib.
- .... that Gurdwara Patti Sahib (‘Patti’ means ‘alphabet’) is located at the site where young Guru Nanak learned the various different languages then used in the Punjab, each with its own distinct alphabet.
- .... that the first Gurdwara in the whole of USA was purchased and built in 1912 in Stockton, California, USA. It is called the Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Stockton...
- .... that Bhagat Kabir (Gurmukhi: ਭਗਤ ਕਬੀਰ) (1441-1518) was a saint born in Bharat, present day India and Pakistan. 500 verses of Bhagat Ji’s Bani are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.