Browsing Tag: Gurdwara

The years I am talking about precede 9/11 by a decade. As far as I can see, post 9/11, it has become considerably easier to express and act on such prejudices. My point, though, is this: these prejudices have always existed in the United States, and they are not restricted to white supremacists.

I am not what you think I am.

4. Place a dot of glue in the center of the ribbon to secure the ends in place. Let dry completely.

Hundreds came together at Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday to remember the victims of the shooting massacre at a Wisconsin Sikh temple.

The service capped a weekend of events meant to honor the victims and restore the temple as a place of worship. While there were still tears and red eyes, many participants said healing was under way.

Music, prayer, chanting and lots of vegetarian Indian food marked a special occasion for members of the Sikh community. The New England Sikh Study Circle celebrated... in Westborough Sunday with a tent service followed by a communal meal.

To dissuade construction of Sikh religious places on caste lines, Giani Gurbachan Singh announced that the Akal Takht would honour panchayat of village that had just one gurdwara."A certificate of appreciation will be awarded to that particular panchayat," he added.

A wedding ceremony had to be abandoned after a group of 40 hardline Sikhs locked themselves inside a temple to protest the inter-faith marriage.

A recently posted essay by I.J. Singh titled A Very Human Tragedy was a case report of a Granthi at a Gurdwara caught in a vortex – a psychologically downward spiral of loneliness, depression, alcohol abuse and hopelessness – so severe that he committed suicide...

The scent of Indian spices filled the air Sunday as a colorful, ornate parade boomed its way to a South Salem High School parking lot.

What she was looking from me was not a sermon on why it was time to brush her teeth and go to bed but support and validation for her whims of the moment.

Children's Gurdwara today was a true journey of transition and integration. Our modern celebrations were infused with a touch of British culture. As everyone was celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee, we celebrated our British and Sikh heritage and our universal Khalsa Identity.

Through a new pilot project, Gurdwaras across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, will be able to access detailed information on how they can lessen their impact on the environment, and save on long-term energy bills.

It might look and sound a bit different from the Sunday services in other houses of worship, but in the "gurudwara" of the Sikh Culture Society of Indiana, the overriding belief is common to many; the first line in the holy book compiled by the 10 gurus is translated, "There is but one God."

Let me tell you a simple but true tale of woe. I leave out any hint of the location simply because the tale is true...

Hopefully, we can all educate ourselves from our respective scriptures. Then, we can attain the most benefit from the real meaning of service as it is enshrined in them.

There is no chit-chat as the assembly line of volunteers works. The group ranges in age from an 80-year-old woman who comes every day (she says in Punjabi that it can get lonely being at home all day) to a 31-year-old man starting a new job as a chef the next day. They cook almost in a meditative silence

Despite the economic and social hardships, along with the minority factor, the Sangat's holds exemplary zeal in expressing the Chardi kala of the Sikh community and in keeping alive Baba Nanak's golden motto of NAAM JAPNA,KIRT KARNI te VANDH CHAKNA.

IT was not only an auspicious day for the devotees of the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) but also for the members of Gurdwara Sahib Subang Association (GSSA) as they were given an empty plot of land next to the BHP petrol station in SS14 to build a Sikh temple.

The Sikhs of Mossel Bay celebrated their fifth annual Vaisakhi festival on 15th of April at the Dana Bay Community Hall. There were a lot more visitors from the UK where there are 228 Sikh temples and the British Sikhs have many years of experience both in organizing this annual event as well as in cooking delicious Langar...

Scores of people gathered at a city temple to bolster supplies at the blood bank. About 150 donors visited the Gurdwara Guru Tegh Bahadur, in East Park Road, on Saturday.

Cambridge Sikh Society wants to use The Grove in Arbury Court, which closed in September after it was the site of three assaults in a single night, as a place of worship.

Burnaby's 2011 Citizen of the Year, Kehar Singh Aujla, is a very busy man. Aujla, who emigrated from India with his wife in 1996, began volunteering in Burnaby a decade later.

A 92-year-old gurdwara in Canada, which has been put on sale by a bank, has raised the hackles of Sikh organisations in Punjab who have called for efforts to save the place of worship.

Sikhs strive to live a life that balances work, worship and charity. Community is emphasized and the gurdwara (temple) is the centre of Sikh communal life. The traditions and philosophy of Sikhs were established by 10 specific gurus until 1708.

I am a poor janitorial safai-karamchari worker. I was serving in a gurdwara. Then, I made the mistake of stealing one rupee, less than three cents, from the golak.

A volunteer worker at a Sikh temple may be entitled to be paid the minimum wage, a court ruled yesterday.

A gloomy and depressing wave is fast overtaking the local Sangat. If this happens to the Gurdwara, which lies in the vicinity of both the White House and the Indian Consulate, close to the US Capitol, it will leave permanent scar on the pride of the Sikhs. The Gurdwara Sahib is situated onMassachusetts Avenue, a thoroughfare which houses major embassies in Washington

“This project is just part of a 12-week programme with the Prince’s Trust, which aims to equip the group members with the skills to move forward in to the world of work.” ....“We welcomed the opportunity to allow these young people to work on a community project like this. It’s given the place a facelift and also raised our profile.”

What happens when I begin to see hypocrisy, jealousy, anger in those who I most respected and considered to be MY panthic leaders? What happens when I see my “brothers” dishonoring my sisters? What happens when I see my role models talk shit, or bully, or straight up ignore those who have fallen off the path instead of helping them back up?