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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 24200" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">Sikhs celebrate their new year</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><u><span style="color: navy">NEW YEAR I Parades and festivities in Surrey and Vancouver are expected to attract thousands</span></u></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Jonathan Fowlie - </span><span style="color: navy">Vancouver Sun (B.C. Canada )</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Saturday, April 15, 2006</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">LOWER MAINLAND I More than 100,000 people are expected to fill the streets of Newton and east Vancouver today in celebration of Vaisakhi, the Sikh new year and anniversary of the founding of the Khalsa order.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"[Vaisakhi is a time to celebrate] the birth of our identity and remember who we are and what the true philosophy of the Khalsa of the Sikh religion is," Sukhpreet Singh, coordinator of the Surrey Vaisakhi parade, said Friday as he helped with final preparations.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Khalsa, meaning "pure," refers to those who have been baptised in a ceremony called Amrit Sanchar.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">"It's a time for us to celebrate our success here in Canada," Singh added, saying the Surrey parade has grown to become the largest Vaisakhi celebration in North America.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Singh said Vaisakhi is one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar, and that it is celebrated around the world every year on or near April 13.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He explained the celebration marks end of the harvest in India and the beginning of the new spring year.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">"At the end of the season they celebrate once they've got all their stock. They celebrate because that's when they've made all their money," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Singh said Vaisakhi is also a marker of the day in 1699 when the 10th Sikh religious teacher, Guru Gobind Singh, founded the current Sikh identity, or the Khalsa.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">"That's the day we were given the five articles of faith and the turban," Singh said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Singh added the Surrey celebrations, which start at 9:30 a.m. at the Dasmesh Darbar Temple at 128th Street and 85th Avenue, have become the largest in the continent because of Surrey's strong Sikh community.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Surrey has the largest population of Sikh's outside the Punjab," he said, adding he expects close to 80,000 people at today's event.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"Everyone invites their friends family and relatives from all over Canada."</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Similar celebrations will also take place in Vancouver today, with between 35,000 and 40,000 people expected for a parade beginning at the Ross Street Temple, organizers said Friday.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Kesar Bhatti, manager of the Khalsa Diwan Society, which organizes those celebrations, said the day will begin at 9 a.m. with speeches from political leaders and other invited guests inside the Ross Street Temple.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">He said the parade begins at 11 a.m. and will weave through east Vancouver until mid-afternoon.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Both parades will feature food, music and floats, organizers say.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Bhatti said Friday one of the busiest parts of the Vancouver route, and the best place for spectators, will be on Main Street between 49th and 57th.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"There are a lot of food stalls there," he said. "People will distribute [samples] free of charge."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">In Surrey, the parade will be followed by speeches and other festivities. Singh said events are planned for well into the night featuring services, food, rides and fireworks.</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="mailto:jfowlie@png.canwest.com"><span style="color: navy">jfowlie@png.canwest.com</span></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: navy">© The Vancouver Sun 2006</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 24200, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Sikhs celebrate their new year[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][U][COLOR=navy]NEW YEAR I Parades and festivities in Surrey and Vancouver are expected to attract thousands[/COLOR][/U][/B] [COLOR=navy]Jonathan Fowlie - [/COLOR][COLOR=navy]Vancouver Sun (B.C. Canada )[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Saturday, April 15, 2006[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]LOWER MAINLAND I More than 100,000 people are expected to fill the streets of Newton and east Vancouver today in celebration of Vaisakhi, the Sikh new year and anniversary of the founding of the Khalsa order.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"[Vaisakhi is a time to celebrate] the birth of our identity and remember who we are and what the true philosophy of the Khalsa of the Sikh religion is," Sukhpreet Singh, coordinator of the Surrey Vaisakhi parade, said Friday as he helped with final preparations.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Khalsa, meaning "pure," refers to those who have been baptised in a ceremony called Amrit Sanchar.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"It's a time for us to celebrate our success here in Canada," Singh added, saying the Surrey parade has grown to become the largest Vaisakhi celebration in North America.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Singh said Vaisakhi is one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar, and that it is celebrated around the world every year on or near April 13.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He explained the celebration marks end of the harvest in India and the beginning of the new spring year.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"At the end of the season they celebrate once they've got all their stock. They celebrate because that's when they've made all their money," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Singh said Vaisakhi is also a marker of the day in 1699 when the 10th Sikh religious teacher, Guru Gobind Singh, founded the current Sikh identity, or the Khalsa.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"That's the day we were given the five articles of faith and the turban," Singh said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Singh added the Surrey celebrations, which start at 9:30 a.m. at the Dasmesh Darbar Temple at 128th Street and 85th Avenue, have become the largest in the continent because of Surrey's strong Sikh community.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Surrey has the largest population of Sikh's outside the Punjab," he said, adding he expects close to 80,000 people at today's event.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"Everyone invites their friends family and relatives from all over Canada."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Similar celebrations will also take place in Vancouver today, with between 35,000 and 40,000 people expected for a parade beginning at the Ross Street Temple, organizers said Friday.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Kesar Bhatti, manager of the Khalsa Diwan Society, which organizes those celebrations, said the day will begin at 9 a.m. with speeches from political leaders and other invited guests inside the Ross Street Temple.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He said the parade begins at 11 a.m. and will weave through east Vancouver until mid-afternoon.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Both parades will feature food, music and floats, organizers say.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Bhatti said Friday one of the busiest parts of the Vancouver route, and the best place for spectators, will be on Main Street between 49th and 57th.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"There are a lot of food stalls there," he said. "People will distribute [samples] free of charge."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In Surrey, the parade will be followed by speeches and other festivities. Singh said events are planned for well into the night featuring services, food, rides and fireworks.[/COLOR] [EMAIL="jfowlie@png.canwest.com"][COLOR=navy]jfowlie@png.canwest.com[/COLOR][/EMAIL] [CENTER][COLOR=navy]© The Vancouver Sun 2006[/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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