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Kaur (Punjabi: ਕੌਰ[needs Punjabi IPA] [Gurmukhi] / کور [Shahmukhi]; lit. 'crown prince [ss]' or 'spiritual prince [ss]'), [1] sometimes spelled as Kour, is a surname or a part of a personal name primarily used by the Sikh and some Hindu women of the Punjab region. [2] It is also sometimes translated as 'lioness', not because this ...
Sikh girls take on last name of Singh, a practice more common in larger cities. [citation needed] Many Sikhs use the sole Singh and Kaur (without any other family name). Initiation is not necessary to use these Sikh last names. Some believers maintain that this practice of naming without using the word Singh or Kaur is manmat (Against the will ...
Aditi (given name) Aishwarya. Akhila. Ambika (given name) Ami (given name) Amita. Amrita. Ananya. Anasuya (given name)
e. The principles of Sikhism state that women have the same souls as men and thus possess an equal right to cultivate their spirituality [1] with equal chances of achieving salvation. [2] Women participate in all Sikh religious, cultural, social, and secular activities including lead religious congregations, take part in the Akhand Path (the ...
Sikhism (ˈsiːkɪzəmSEEK-iz-əm), 7 also known as Sikhi (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀSikkhī, [ˈsɪk.kʰiː] ⓘ, from Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized: Sikh, lit. 'disciple'), is an Indian religion and philosophy 8 that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE.
Photograph of Sikh girls enrolled in a school run by the Church Missionary School, Amritsar, 1875. Sikhism from Sikh, meaning a "disciple", or a "learner", is a monotheistic religion originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent during the 15th century.
Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. In Indian culture, names hold profound significance and play a crucial role in an individual's life. The importance of names is deeply rooted in the country's diverse and ancient cultural heritage. Names are also influenced by religion and ...
Sikhs (singular Sikh: / sɪk / SIK or / siːk / SEEK; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized: sikkh, IPA: [sɪkkʰ]) are an ethnoreligious group [84][85] who adhere to Sikhism, [86] a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. [87]