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* | * .... that '''[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]''' is situated in the heart of [[Delhi|New Delhi's]] Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli or "bangla") of [[Mirza Raja Jai Singh]], hence the name Bangla Sahib. | ||
* .... that [[Baba Gurditta]] (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Hargobind]] and [[Mata Damodari]]; he was also an elder brother of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], the ninth [[Sikh Guru]] and that he and his wife [[Mata Nihal Kaur]] were the parents of [[Guru Har Rai]] and [[Dhir Mall]]. | |||
* .... that [[Guru Amar Das]] became [[Sikh Guru]] at the age of 73 and lived to the ripe old age of 95 years. | |||
* .... that ''' | *.....that the [[Sikh Beliefs|'''Sikhs believe''']] that all life, including human life, '''comes from God'''. God is the Creator of the universe and the force that keeps it in existence. | ||
* .... that the '''[[ | * .... that in the '''[[Sikhs in World War 1|last two world wars]]''', 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded.... | ||
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* .... 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. | * .... that '''[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]''' is situated in the heart of [[Delhi|New Delhi's]] Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli or "bangla") of [[Mirza Raja Jai Singh]], hence the name Bangla Sahib. | ||
{{pm|File:Bhai Jaita and Guru Tegh Bahadur-sml-m1.jpg|[[Bhai Jivan Singh]] with the Guru's head}} | {{pm|File:Bhai Jaita and Guru Tegh Bahadur-sml-m1.jpg|[[Bhai Jivan Singh]] with the Guru's head}} | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 21 January 2011
Did you know...
- .... that Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is situated in the heart of New Delhi's Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli or "bangla") of Mirza Raja Jai Singh, hence the name Bangla Sahib.
- .... that Baba Gurditta (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind and Mata Damodari; he was also an elder brother of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru and that he and his wife Mata Nihal Kaur were the parents of Guru Har Rai and Dhir Mall.
- .... that Guru Amar Das became Sikh Guru at the age of 73 and lived to the ripe old age of 95 years.
- .....that the Sikhs believe that all life, including human life, comes from God. God is the Creator of the universe and the force that keeps it in existence.
- .... that in the last two world wars, 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded....
