pahul

Originally posted by : drkhalsa In recent years young Sikhs are been told by certain individuals at universities, colleges and sikh camps that taking Amrit (Khande-di-Pahul) is not necessary for all Sikhs. Some people who preach this nonsense there go as far as to say that those who have taken...

BAN SOUGHT: The Amritsar Vikas Manch on Tuesday demanded a ban on the burning of garbage and tree leaves in the city. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11oa6mon6/*http%3A//www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050623/region.htm

BAN SOUGHT: The Amritsar Vikas Manch on Tuesday demanded a ban on the burning of garbage and tree leaves in the city. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11oa6mon6/*http%3A//www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050623/region.htm

Most people have heard about the Golden Temple, famous for it's beautiful architectures and dazzling combination of golden domes and pure white marble, so clean you can eat off it. All visitors to the shrine be they pilgrim, passer by or queries tourist are all equally stunned by the soothing...

S ikhs singing sacred hymns from Guru Granth Sahib in a church! It may sound strange. But the relentless efforts of some Amritsarite Sikhs have made this unique instance of communal harmony a reality...

The Chairman of the National Minorities Commission (NMC) has expressed his views on the issue of the venue of the release of commemorative postage stamps to mark the anniversaries of three historic occasions in the Sikh history and advised the ministry to favour views of the SGPC...

Very weird problem here. I'm going in for bariatric surgery in a couple of months. I'm not (yet) amritdharti. The problem? After surgery, sugar is a complete no-no. It basically causes "dumping syndrome", where your stomach contents are so rapidly dumped into your intestines that you...

Wearing 5 k's and not amritdhari: is it ok??? By Khalsa Starr Waheguru Ji Ki Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!! So i converted to sikhi 7 months ago, and as a new convert i often want to cath up or at least try to leave to best of my abilty the sikhi way of life. About a month ago, i finally got a...

Even as the screening of the controversial Hindi film Jo Bole So Nihal has been stopped at the local cinema, a special show was arranged for members of the SGPC panel by owners of the theatre so that they could finalise their report scheduled to be submitted at the meeting at Chandigarh...

Air India launches its first flight linking the Sikh city of Amritsar with Birmingham in the UK and Toronto in Canada. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=124qsta30/*http%3A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/4548547.stm

AMRITSAR, India (AP) - After a gap of two decades, India's international carrier resumed a direct flight on Sunday from the Sikh holy city of Amritsar to Toronto. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=125v706bp/*http%3A//www.canadianbusiness.com/news/article.jsp?content=b051506A

After a gap of two decades, India's international carrier, Air India, on Sunday resumed a direct flight from the Sikh holy city of Amritsar to the Canadian financial hub of Toronto...

What were the circumstances which prevented Guru Ji from visiting Amritsar ? Please share your knowledge on this subject. Regards

Pyar bari Sat Shri Akall to all Can anyone confirm that the Guru Granth Sahib literally instructs us as sikhs to Amrit shak, or is it an instruction from another part of sikhism itself?

India News, Chandigarh: The Indian Army will hand over the historic Gobindgarh fort in the heart of Sikh holy city of Amritsar to civil authorities for its upkeep as a heritage site...

I have another query. I would like to ask that at what time i am suppose to wake up in the morning according to Guru Granth Sahib? It is clearly specified in the Japji Sahib that we should get up early in the morning (Amrit wela) . But our Guru Granth Sahib also emphasize on living freely, not...

DIRECTIVE: Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar, Akal Takht, asked the management of a Chicago gurdwara to clear its stand over allowing the Guru Granth Sahib to be taken to hotels. The Akal Takht has given a deadline till April 18 to the Gurdwara Management in this regard...

i am interested in getting baptized in sikhs' way but i am not familiar with the restrictions imposed or the duties one has to perform on the baptized khalsa. i know about the 5 K's but nothing else that. kindly tell me what should one does or regrets after being a true sikh

Why do ancient Sikh historical texts speak of discrepancies regards manner of giving, ‘Amrit Sanchar’ (Khalsa initiation)?

... Capt Amarinder Singh would visit various Sikh religious places besides important buildings which have over the years become important landmarks of history and ... http://pakistantimes.net/2005/03/09/kashmir2.htm