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Sikhism in Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী শিখ) has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs had always been a minority community in Bengal. Their founder, Guru Nanak visited a number of places in Bengal in the early sixteenth century where he introduced Sikhism to locals and founded numerous establishments.
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Inside image of Gurudwara Nanak Shahi(shri Darbar Saheb),Dhaka. After Harban Singh's 1988–89 renovations, the exterior façade of the Gurdwara underwent large structural changes but attention was paid to preserve the impressive original interior, albeit with some changes made to its layout.
The following outline is provides an overview of Sikhism, or Sikhi (its endonym).. Sikhism has been described as being either a panentheistic or monotheistic religion—emphasizing universal selflessness and brotherhood—founded in the 15th century upon the teachings of Guru Nanak and the ten succeeding Gurus.
This map shows localities and river-courses in the Punjab during the reign of the Sikh Confederacy, which was constituted by various Sikh polities, known as Misls. The territories of the various Misls are not marked. Inscribed title: "A Map of the Country of the Seiks." Identifier: CR_000002286596 File No./Reference No./Sheet No./Folio No.: F12-30
Bangladesh When war broke out in what was then known as East Pakistan in 1970, Kissinger and Nixon backed the military government of West Pakistan in its genocide in what would become Bangladesh.
At 93.33% Sikh, Tarn Taran is the world's most Sikh district or county. [37] Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru, [38] Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar (sacred pool) [39] even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.
Description: Bangladesh regions (Wikivoyage regional scheme), multilingual SVG sourceDate: 4 July 2008: Source: Own work based on the administrative map of Bangladesh: Author ...