Inside the temple, the children practiced proper gurdwara etiquette, taking off their shoes and covering their heads before entering. In socks or bare feet, they padded one-by-one to the Guru's throne, clasped their hands together, dropped to their knees, placed their palms on the floor and touched their heads to the carpet.
Every year on the day following Holi, Hola Mohalla festival is celebrated at Anandpur Sahib. On this day Anandpur Sahib re-enacts the martial splendour of the Khalsa under Guru Gobind Singh Ji. About two million devotees and others from all over India and abroad participate in the festival with great gusto.
Giani Bhajan Singh, a very good Sikh writer, himself went to Bibi Harnaam Kaur the wife of Shaheed Bhai Partaap Singh and interviewed her on what exactly happened at Punja Sahib railway station. Following is the the translation of Giani Bhajan Singh jee’s interview with Bibi Harnaam Kaur jee:
This is the second time that the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur has been changed by the Akal Takht, the Sikh community's highest temporal seat.
Since 2006 ASR has run a free 'dispensary' or GP surgery-like clinic, in Goindwal Sahib, a remote village in Punjab, serving local residents and visitors to the historic local Gurdwara...
An art and film festival in Orange County strives to raise awareness about the religion and its followers and dispel misconceptions.... If every Sikh could educate 300 people about the religion, then awareness of the faith would be a reality.
The Dalai Lama wants to give up his lesser known role as the ceremonial leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, an aide said Tuesday, in what appeared to be another step in the aging leader's efforts to prepare his people for life after he dies.
All the pledges of the nations which have agreed to cut or limit their emissions of greenhouse gases, when added together, still leave the world far short of what is needed to halt the coming rise in global average temperatures to 2C, generally regarded as the danger threshold...
Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani had issued instructions on November 2008 for the acquisition of the land for the University in Nankana Sahib. The PM will lay the foundation stone of the university during the next Baisakhi celebration.
Anderson Sikhs honor the birth date of Guru Nanak Dev Ji - Approximately 200 people turned out Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Sikh Center in Anderson to celebrate Thanksgiving and the birthday of Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.