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....that the Sikh wedding ceremony is called Anand Karaj and that it basically translated to "Blissful Occasion" - Also that a true partnership in marriage is made between those who are united in spirit as well as in mind and body.

....that on 10 October, 1982, a National Protest by UK Sikhs was organised to highlight and demand the right of children to go to school wearing their turbans.

....that Anandpur Sahib (City of Bliss) is one of the holiest places of the Sikhs, second only to Amritsar.

.....that one of the five forts in Anandpur Sahib built by Guru Gobind Singh was called Keshgarh Fort.

....that the Panj Piare (five beloved ones) is the name given to the five Sikhs, Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh, Bhai Mukham Singh and Bhai Sahib Singh who took Amrit in 1699...

....that the Makindu Sikh Temple is located about 100 miles (160km) from Nairobi on the main Nairobi-Mombasa Road and that it was built in 1926 by the Sikhs who were working on the construction of the railway line from the coast (Mombasa) inland to Lake Victoria and beyond to Uganda.

.....that Guru Ram Das ji was born at Chuna Mandi Bazaar, Lahore on 24th September 1534 and spent the first seven years of his life here and that his name before obtaining Guruship was Bhai Jetha which means the first born.