Browsing Tag: Golden temple

The Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Akal Takhat

SSS Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji reflects on the martrydom of the Akal Takhat.
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America’s Love Affair with Amritsar (Part 1)

I always knew politics was a funny old game but I wasn’t laughing when media reports confirmed that President Barack Obama had pulled out of visiting the Golden Temple during his state visit to India in 2010.
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The Maharaja, the Spy & the Temple of Gold

There is little more daunting than the burning stare of a blank page waiting to be filled with the introduction to a new book. And so it was with the task of writing the opening chapter of ‘The Golden Temple of Amritsar: Reflections of the Past (1808-1959)‘.
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Has ‘sensitive’ India lost its sense of humour?

The expressions of hurt and outrage in India that followed recent jokes by late-night comedian Jay Leno and the hosts of the BBC program Top Gear, along with treason charges against a cartoonist, have sparked a debate here: Is the nation too thin-skinned to take a joke?
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Sikhs wanted attention? Fox & Friends’ Gretchen Carlson is at it again

This is certainly not the kind of “attention” we need nor desire. Sikhs have been trying to educate the American public on who we are and particularly so in the last decade, and now what most people know is the action of one person who decided to take legal recourse.
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The Golden Temple: Reflections of the Past

You don't even open this book conventionally: it reveals itself as you first lift one cover then the other. The symbolic presentation recreates the underlying values and openness of its subject, the Golden Temple, the heartbeat of the Sikh way of life.
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PM Begins New Year With Prayers at the Golden Temple

A devout Sikh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his new year by offering pre-dawn prayers at the Golden Temple.
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New documentary reveals the secrets of the Golden Temple

‘Revealed – The Golden Temple’ is a never-before-seen tableau of Sikhism’s sacred sanctum set up through first hand accounts of its primary custodians. It is a tapestry of personal quests interwoven with ‘revealed’ moments never captured before on film:
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A Glimpse Inside the Darbar Sahib and the Role of Women

I was so grateful and happy to see the images of seva occurring inside the Darbar Sahib – it’s quite inspiring. However, I find it unfortunate that the images are all of men. As far as I understand, women are currently not allowed to do ishnaan (early morning) seva in that space – some say the reason is because it is not Maryada,...
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World Religions Form Green Network of Pilgrim Cities, including Amritsar

The Green Pilgrimage Network released a list of various efforts, pilgrims and pilgrim cities can make, such as choosing sustainable tourist agencies and travel arrangements, eating and drinking ethically, minimizing waste, and supporting work being done locally to help "green" the sacred destination.
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