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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
ਜਪੁ | Jup
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)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 138554" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>This new year will be a particularly special one for Abbotsford when its Sikh population and the larger community unite to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Gur Sikh Temple located on South Fraser Way.</p><p></p><p>Satwinder Bains, director of the UFV Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, said the historic temple, or gurdwara, is a testament to the pride, vision and community commitment of early Sikh immigrants.</p><p></p><p>A designated national historic monument, the temple was completed in 1911 by struggling pioneers.</p><p></p><p>The oldest, and longest standing building of its kind in North America, it is the only gurdwara to have a national historic designation outside of India and Pakistan.</p><p></p><p>"We're so lucky it's still here. The legacy of this rich heritage is on our shoulders, but we are prepared to maintain it," Bains said.</p><p></p><p>To honour the anniversary the temple's Khalsa Diwan Society is organizing one event a month for the entire year. The celebration's kick-off takes place at city hall on Jan. 10 with a proclamation by Mayor George Peary, and the unveiling of a historical exhibit about the temple.</p><p></p><p>The centennial celebration is an opportunity for the whole community of Abbotsford to reflect.</p><p></p><p>"We're really looking back, but also looking forward," Bains said.</p><p></p><p>"If we don't know where we came from, we won't know where we are going."</p><p></p><p>Sikhs first arrived in the area in 1905, working primarily on farms and in the forest industry.</p><p></p><p>Sikh pioneers managed to purchase a one-acre property; then they, and other men who worked at the lumber mill on Mill Lake carried timber, donated by the Trethewey family, on their backs from the lake up the hill to the temple site.</p><p></p><p>Mayor George Peary said he was looking forward to the centennial.</p><p></p><p>"I think the city has to join in this celebration. [The gurdwara] is our only national historical monument and one of which we can be extremely proud."</p><p></p><p>The temple speaks to the perseverance of the early Sikh pioneers, he said.</p><p></p><p>"It was a huge undertaking to travel across the ocean, come out by train and find accommodation in a strange land with strange customs," he said.</p><p></p><p>"Early immigrants, especially those whose skin was a different colour [had much to endure], but today their descendents are a vibrant part of our community and economy and it's hard to image our city without them."</p><p></p><p>Kabul Singh Hundal, president of the Khalsa Diwan Society, said the yearlong celebration has been in the works for a year and a half.</p><p></p><p>In addition to the launch event, readers', writers' and film festivals are planned for the University of the Fraser Valley and a historical exhibit is being organized at the Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford.</p><p></p><p>The Khalsa Diwan Society will also hold a three-day prayer, ending with a festival on the temple grounds the last weekend of August.</p><p></p><p>Hundal said Stephen Harper has been invited to attend the August festivities and organizers want to apply for a commemorative stamp.</p><p></p><p>"We want the community at large to celebrate with us," said Hundal, who said the event helps people worldwide to learn more about the Sikh history and faith and how it contributes to society.</p><p></p><p>"The Sikh faith shows all people are equal and nobody is upper or lower," he said.</p><p></p><p>"Our teachings are for human beings, not just for Sikhs."</p><p></p><p>For more information on the upcoming year's celebrations visit <a href="http://www.ufv.ca/cics/centennial" target="_blank">www.ufv.ca/cics/centennial</a> or phone the Khalsa Diwan Society at 604-850-7338.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Read more: <a href="http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Ahead+century/3971773/story.html#ixzz184I7yfeG" target="_blank">http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Ahead+century/3971773/story.html#ixzz184I7yfeG</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 138554, member: 35"] This new year will be a particularly special one for Abbotsford when its Sikh population and the larger community unite to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Gur Sikh Temple located on South Fraser Way. Satwinder Bains, director of the UFV Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, said the historic temple, or gurdwara, is a testament to the pride, vision and community commitment of early Sikh immigrants. A designated national historic monument, the temple was completed in 1911 by struggling pioneers. The oldest, and longest standing building of its kind in North America, it is the only gurdwara to have a national historic designation outside of India and Pakistan. "We're so lucky it's still here. The legacy of this rich heritage is on our shoulders, but we are prepared to maintain it," Bains said. To honour the anniversary the temple's Khalsa Diwan Society is organizing one event a month for the entire year. The celebration's kick-off takes place at city hall on Jan. 10 with a proclamation by Mayor George Peary, and the unveiling of a historical exhibit about the temple. The centennial celebration is an opportunity for the whole community of Abbotsford to reflect. "We're really looking back, but also looking forward," Bains said. "If we don't know where we came from, we won't know where we are going." Sikhs first arrived in the area in 1905, working primarily on farms and in the forest industry. Sikh pioneers managed to purchase a one-acre property; then they, and other men who worked at the lumber mill on Mill Lake carried timber, donated by the Trethewey family, on their backs from the lake up the hill to the temple site. Mayor George Peary said he was looking forward to the centennial. "I think the city has to join in this celebration. [The gurdwara] is our only national historical monument and one of which we can be extremely proud." The temple speaks to the perseverance of the early Sikh pioneers, he said. "It was a huge undertaking to travel across the ocean, come out by train and find accommodation in a strange land with strange customs," he said. "Early immigrants, especially those whose skin was a different colour [had much to endure], but today their descendents are a vibrant part of our community and economy and it's hard to image our city without them." Kabul Singh Hundal, president of the Khalsa Diwan Society, said the yearlong celebration has been in the works for a year and a half. In addition to the launch event, readers', writers' and film festivals are planned for the University of the Fraser Valley and a historical exhibit is being organized at the Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford. The Khalsa Diwan Society will also hold a three-day prayer, ending with a festival on the temple grounds the last weekend of August. Hundal said Stephen Harper has been invited to attend the August festivities and organizers want to apply for a commemorative stamp. "We want the community at large to celebrate with us," said Hundal, who said the event helps people worldwide to learn more about the Sikh history and faith and how it contributes to society. "The Sikh faith shows all people are equal and nobody is upper or lower," he said. "Our teachings are for human beings, not just for Sikhs." For more information on the upcoming year's celebrations visit [url]www.ufv.ca/cics/centennial[/url] or phone the Khalsa Diwan Society at 604-850-7338. Read more: [url]http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/Ahead+century/3971773/story.html#ixzz184I7yfeG[/url] [/QUOTE]
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