It is my observation that the significance and meaning of the actual ‘lavan’ are today, generally, a mere formality and the remaining ‘merry-making’ and that other, sometimes meaningless and outdated, cultural ceremonies have taken greater prominence.
Camp Gian is an overnight Sikh camp dedicated to promoting the Sikh way of life and strengthening Sikh morals and teachings while emphasizing leadership within one’s sangat.
A plume believed to have been worn by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, has been brought to Punjab from Britain but the SGPC is waiting for evidence that it is genuine.