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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="Ishna" data-source="post: 198081" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p>Inside the temple of Perth's growing Sikh community </p><p><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/perth" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">720 ABC Perth</span></a> By John McGlue and Emma Wynne</p><p> </p><p>Perth's Sikh community continues to grow, with up to 500 people going to the temple in Canning Vale every week. 720 ABC Perth's John McGlue visited for Sunday prayers with Sikh association president John Singh. </p><p> </p><p>"The Sikh association started in 1975," Mr Singh says.</p><p> </p><p>"Initially we held prayers in people's houses once a month, then we started hiring halls. </p><p> </p><p>"In 1985, in Banksia Terrace in South Perth we bought a small church, then in 1998 we bought this land in Canning Vale.</p><p> </p><p>"Membership is growing pretty fast and now we are looking to expand, and looking at building another temple north of the river."</p><p></p><p><strong>Inside the temple</strong></p><p>Before entering the temple, worshippers are asked to take their shoes off, make sure their head is covered, wash their hands and bow to the Sikh's holy book, the Guru Graṅth Sāhi, before sitting and listening to the prayers.</p><p> </p><p>"The prayer hall is supposed to have four doors which means it is open to people in all directions," explains John Singh.</p><p> </p><p>"At the centre is the holy book. It is the teachings of the gurus but also some Hindu and Muslim teachings in there. </p><p></p><p>"As we walk there, we bow, not to the book itself but to the thoughts in the book."</p><p> </p><p>Another part of every Sikh temple, John Singh explains, is the dining room. </p><p> </p><p>"If somebody comes to your house as a visitor you always invite them to share your meal. </p><p> </p><p>"We don't charge, everything is free. We have to be very charitable and help the poor.</p><p> </p><p>"It is all vegetarian, we don't serve any meat. </p><p> </p><p>"The rules at the temple are no smoking, no meat and no alcohol."</p><p></p><p><strong>The Sikh religion</strong></p><p>Satwant Singh, a former president of the Sikh Association, explains the origins of the Sikh religion, and of the turban which he says comes from their last guru Gobind Singh and which all Sikh men should wear. </p><p> </p><p>"It signifies that we are Sikhs and we respect all the gurus and all who fought and drove the Mughals out of India.</p><p> </p><p>"They fought valiantly and out of respect of all the people who laid their lives for the Sikhs we wear the turban."</p><p></p><p>The Sikh religion, he says, dates from 1469.</p><p> </p><p>"That was the birth of the first guru, Guru Nanak. He came in and his first message was that everybody is equal," he says.</p><p> </p><p>"God for him is the souls of everything, not just equality of gender, races but even between animals and inanimate things, everything is the existence of God. </p><p> </p><p>"He was followed by a further nine Gurus. The last guru, Guru Gobind Singh, gave us our present traditions.</p><p> </p><p>"That's why we have a turban and we keep full beards and we also carry a little sword.</p><p> </p><p>"The writings of the gurus were kept in a book. We call it the Guru Graṅth Sāhib and when he passed away he said that was it - you have all the spiritual knowledge you want, it has been written by the gurus in this book and just follow it.</p><p> </p><p>"When we go into the temple we bow in front of the knowledge contained in the book."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 198081, member: 2709"] Inside the temple of Perth's growing Sikh community [URL="http://www.abc.net.au/perth"][COLOR=#0066cc]720 ABC Perth[/COLOR][/URL] By John McGlue and Emma Wynne Perth's Sikh community continues to grow, with up to 500 people going to the temple in Canning Vale every week. 720 ABC Perth's John McGlue visited for Sunday prayers with Sikh association president John Singh. "The Sikh association started in 1975," Mr Singh says. "Initially we held prayers in people's houses once a month, then we started hiring halls. "In 1985, in Banksia Terrace in South Perth we bought a small church, then in 1998 we bought this land in Canning Vale. "Membership is growing pretty fast and now we are looking to expand, and looking at building another temple north of the river." [B]Inside the temple[/B] Before entering the temple, worshippers are asked to take their shoes off, make sure their head is covered, wash their hands and bow to the Sikh's holy book, the Guru Graṅth Sāhi, before sitting and listening to the prayers. "The prayer hall is supposed to have four doors which means it is open to people in all directions," explains John Singh. "At the centre is the holy book. It is the teachings of the gurus but also some Hindu and Muslim teachings in there. "As we walk there, we bow, not to the book itself but to the thoughts in the book." Another part of every Sikh temple, John Singh explains, is the dining room. "If somebody comes to your house as a visitor you always invite them to share your meal. "We don't charge, everything is free. We have to be very charitable and help the poor. "It is all vegetarian, we don't serve any meat. "The rules at the temple are no smoking, no meat and no alcohol." [B]The Sikh religion[/B] Satwant Singh, a former president of the Sikh Association, explains the origins of the Sikh religion, and of the turban which he says comes from their last guru Gobind Singh and which all Sikh men should wear. "It signifies that we are Sikhs and we respect all the gurus and all who fought and drove the Mughals out of India. "They fought valiantly and out of respect of all the people who laid their lives for the Sikhs we wear the turban." The Sikh religion, he says, dates from 1469. "That was the birth of the first guru, Guru Nanak. He came in and his first message was that everybody is equal," he says. "God for him is the souls of everything, not just equality of gender, races but even between animals and inanimate things, everything is the existence of God. "He was followed by a further nine Gurus. The last guru, Guru Gobind Singh, gave us our present traditions. "That's why we have a turban and we keep full beards and we also carry a little sword. "The writings of the gurus were kept in a book. We call it the Guru Graṅth Sāhib and when he passed away he said that was it - you have all the spiritual knowledge you want, it has been written by the gurus in this book and just follow it. "When we go into the temple we bow in front of the knowledge contained in the book." [/QUOTE]
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