Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The SikhNet website was founded by Gurumustuk Singh Khalsa on 15 April 1996, coinciding with the Vaisakhi celebrations for that year. [3] The website was founded for the purpose of education both Sikhs and non-Sikhs on the tenets of the Sikh religion in a user-friendly, peaceful, accessible, and faith-friendly manner. [2]
Nagar Kirtan Procession heads off from Gurdwara Singh Saba East London. Nagar Kirtan (Sanskrit: नगर कीर्तन; IAST: nāgara-kīrtana), or nagar sankirtan, is a tradition in the Indian religions involving the processional singing of holy hymns by a group in a residential area. [1] [2]
Bandi Chhor Divas (Punjabi: ਬੰਦੀ ਛੋੜ ਦਿਵਸ (); meaning "Day of Liberation"), also known as Bandi Chhor Dihara, [1] is a Sikh celebration commemorating the day when the sixth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Hargobind, and 52 Hindu kings were released from Gwalior Fort, who had been imprisoned by Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
Kirtan, in contrast, is generally a group performance, typically with a call and response or antiphonal musical structure, similar to an intimate conversation or gentle sharing of ideas. Kirtan also generally includes two or more musical instruments, [9] [10] and has roots in Sanskrit prosody and poetic meter. [23]
Yogi Bhajan (born Harbhajan Singh Puri) [1] (August 26, 1929 – October 6, 2004), also known as Siri Singh Sahib to his followers, was an American entrepreneur, cult leader, yoga guru, [2] and putative spiritual teacher. He introduced his version of Kundalini yoga to the United States.
In 2011, 14 March was the date selected to celebrate Sikh Environment Day because it was the anniversary date of Guru Har Rai's gurgaddi (ascension to the guruship). [ 12 ] In 2013, the president of EcoSikh described Guru Har Rai as the "green guru", emphasizing the Sikh guru's close-bond with nature, in a press-release statement.
Kirtan Sohila (Gurmukhi: ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ kīratana sōhilā) is a night prayer in Sikhism. Its name means 'Song of Praise'. Its name means 'Song of Praise'. It is composed of five hymns or shabad , the first three by Guru Nanak Dev, the fourth by Guru Ram Das and the fifth by Guru Arjan Dev.
The Saka Sirhind (Punjabi: ਸਾਕਾ ਸਰਹਿੰਦ) or the Nikke Sahibzada Saka (Punjabi: ਨਿੱਕੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦੇ ਸਾਕਾ) refers to the martyrdom (Shaheedi) of the two sons of Guru Gobind Singh, named Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh.