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- .....that Takhat Damdama Sahib is one of five takhats or Seat of Authority of the Sikhs. This takhat is situated at Batinda in Punjab, India and is the place where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs prepared the full version of the Sikh Scriptures called Sri Guru Granth Sahib in 1705. What are the names of the other four Takhats?
- .... that Bhai Joginder Singh Riaar Ji (Ludhiana wale) and partners are a ragi jatha who are well known to most Sikhs globally. Bhai sahib is from Gurdaspur district in Punjab and is an exceptional vocalist and very able harmonium player and they have enlightened Guru-ki-sangat in India and other parts of the world with their beautiful kirtan.
- .....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 for the Sikhs, the final goal of life is to reunite or merge with God (Mukti). The Sikh Gurus taught that to achieve this goal it was important to work hard at developing positive human qualities which lead the soul closer to God.
- .... that when Guru Amar Das came to meet Guru Angad Dev, Guru Amar Das was 62 years old and Guru Angad Dev was 37 year of age.
- ...that only one of the Guru's wife is mentioned in the Guru Granth Sahib; it is the second master, Guru Angad Dev's wife Mata Khivi.
- ....that in the Guru Granth Sahib, Barahmaha is written twice, once by Guru Nanak in Raag Tukhari and a second time by Guru Arjun in Raag Majh.
- .... that according to Sikh history, Gurgadi was passed from Guru to Guru in following way:
- Guru Nanak to Guru Angad (No Family Relation)
- Guru Angad to Guru Amar Das (Father to Daughter's father-in-law)
- Guru Amar Das to Guru Ram Das (Father-in-law to Son-in-law)
- Guru Ram Das to Guru Arjun (Father to son)
- Guru Arjun to Guru Hargobind (Father to Son)
- Guru Hargobind to Guru Har Rai (Grandfather to Grandson)
- Guru Har Rai to Guru Harkrishan (Father to Son)
- Guru Harkrishan to Guru Tegh Bahadur (Great nephew to Great uncle)
- Guru Tegh Bahadur to Guru Gobind Singh (Father to Son)
- Guru Gobind Singh to Guru Granth Sahib (Never done before!)