Browsing Tag: Gurdwara

The festive spirit is growing in the Sikh community as it readies to celebrate the 541st Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism. He founded Sikhism on the universal principle of equality of all people regardless of class, colour, creed, religion or gender.

One of the biggest Sikh Temples outside of India is to officially open next week, after a multi-million pound project taking almost a decade to complete. “This will be one of the, if not the, biggest Sikh temple outside of India. It is a fantastic time in Gravesham’s history

Gurudwara Sahibs around the world have to stop putting emphasis on the people that do the deeds and instead put the emphasis back on the deed. No more saropas unless the person really did something that he couldn’t have easily done.

How a cash-strapped project to build a Sikh place of worship in Gravesend procured the large marble domes, arched windows and highly ornate stonework from India - and saved more than £2m along the way

After finishing the morning prayer, I practice Sahej Sukh Dhyan, silently reciting the Mool Mantra, once on the inhale, three times suspending the breath, then once more on the exhale. I continue for about ten minutes than just sit allowing the mind and the body to experience the experience.

Wrestling matches are quite different at Sikh temples than they are at, say public high schools. Sunday's matches weren't in a gymnasium. They were on a dirt field east of the temple in Lodi.

An Austrian court has convicted six Indian men in connection with a gun attack in a temple in Vienna in which a visiting preacher was killed.

Yet as the congregation embarks on the next big step in its evolution, both the Sangat and the temple's neighbors are feeling growing pains.

The Sikhs said peace prayers in the Punjabi language. They sang songs of peace as women accompanied them on the harmonium, an accordion-like instrument.

"It was exciting and motivating for Sikhs in Kenya to interact with Harinder Singh; meetings with all ages and the leadership resulted in a new direction and focus for the community (kalasingas—the Kiswahili word for Sikh-Kenyans.)

Now the Sikh community wants to restore the Gurdwara, which commemorates the famous parable of Guru Nanak's dialogue with the Hindus over their ritual of throwing water at the Sun for the benefit of their ancestors.

The building has since been used as a Sikh worship centre with a residence for the priest. It is on the same property as the Gurmat Center Preschool, which once operated as Glenmore School. Rennie said he attended the school 75 years ago.

The highlights of the program included a keynote speech from Bibi Manpreet Kaur ji, Historical play, Magician performance, Instrumental Music and Vibrant Gatka.

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and Minister of State for Defence M Pallam Raju visited various areas in Leh on Monday, over a week after flashfloods had left the town devastated.

Mr Tatla was introduced by Jagpal Singh Tiwana as a committed soldier who belonged to a family with long military history. ...Mr. Tatla's attachment to Guru Ghar was evident when he volunteered to play tabla in the Gurdwara in the absence of the regular tabla player and surprised every one with his highly developed musical skills.

Baisakhi Day is celebrated each year in the Sikh Community of Southern California with an exquisite Kirtan Darbar and royal Nagar Kirtan.

The Sangat has raised money over the past two years to pay for the purchase and development of the site of a new gurdwara and community facility, complete with offices, faith museum, classrooms and sports facilities.

It occurred to me that there must be people who stand for the recitation of Ardas in Gurdwara, but who do not understand what is being said. Do you understand the meaning of the Ardas that is recited during Gurdwaras? I know there are many like myself who have grown up in Western culture where Punjabi is not our first language and and who don’t understand Punjabi well.

“It’s about sacrifice, education and brotherhood,” Dr. Ravi Singh Rai, vice president of the Sikh Society of Guelph, said as he guided me through Sunday morning service, “and we’re open to everyone.

Sikh community scrambles to save its place of worship

At the time of writing, the Dubai gurdwara named 'Guru Nanak Darbar', has reached ground level with a three storey underground carpark which will accommodate up to 500 vehicles.

SGPC has urged the Bangladesh government to allow the SGPC preservation of all seven Bangladesh-based historic Sikh shrines

The intrepid traveler, who braved the cold of the North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest, takes us on a journey in the footsteps of the travels of the first Master, Guru Nanak Sahib Ji in Gujarat.

The large debt is one of the challenges facing recently elected Youth Slate

At its annual General Body meeting held on December 20, 2009 Maritime Sikh Society, Halifax, Canada elected all women office bearers to run the Gurdwara for the year 2010.

Situated on Fazilka road in Punjab’s Abohar town is Gurudwara Nanaksar Tobha that stands in testimony to a visit by Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru.

Sangat celebrates completion of the new Gurdwara Sahib

The story repeats itself. There are 2 Sikhs. They decide to build a Gurdwara. First comes love, then they disparage, next comes litigation...

A recent spate of articles has made me wish to visit the issue of female Granthis, as an agent of change...

Three Wiltshire men have been convicted of fire-bombing a temple and a house after being angered by the marriage of a Sikh woman to her Hindu boyfriend.