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Painting of a Namdhari Sikh or Kuka Sikh, by Kapur Singh, Amritsar, ca.1860–65. Namdharis, also known as Namdhari Sikhs or Kuka Sikhs, believe that the line of Sikh Gurus did not end with Satguru Gobind Singh, as they claim that he did not die in Nanded but, instead lived-on as a recluse under the pseudonym of "Ajapal Singh". [115]
The Namdhari hockey team's members actively participate in the national hockey championships for Sub Junior, Junior, and Senior. Namdhari XI is a well-known name in the Indian hockey community. Namdhari XI's name became synonymous with high-quality hockey teams in India as a result of the notable accomplishments of the first team from 1980 to 2000.
Furthermore, on 27 May 2005, the 1995 list of cults of the French report was officially cancelled and invalidated by Jean-Pierre Raffarin's circulaire. [20] [21] In France, Antoinism was classified as a cult in the 1995 parliamentary reports which considered it one of the oldest healer groups. [22]
We know—“cult” is a loaded word that conjures every Netflix documentary involving sadistic leaders, unhinged followers and major downfalls. But not every cult is worthy of streaming. As ...
Photograph of Sikh women at Harmindar Sahib (Golden Temple complex), 1906. Sikhs are obligated to treat women as equals, and gender discrimination in Sikh society has no religious basis. However, gender equality has been difficult to achieve in practice due to heavy social, cultural, and caste-related pressure.
This is a list of gurdwaras in North America. ... Name City Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin Brookfield: Sikh Temple of Wisconsin Oak Creek: See also.
They believe in the concept of living gurus (known as dehdhari) succeeding the mainstream Sikh gurus. [3] They do not follow the mainstream Sikh maryada. [4] The Neeldharis are named after their dress-code worn by both men and women, which mandates that they wear blue-and-white-coloured garbs known as neela-bana, consisting of a white kurta-pyjama, a blue scarf called a chakuta (substitute for ...
[6]: 45 Many Thai Sikhs are followers of the Namdhari sect of Sikhism, forming a significant portion of the Namdhari diaspora. [13] A Sikh sect gaining followers in Thailand is the Neeldharis , who grow their followers through marriages with mainstream Sikhs, usually Neeldhari men pairing-up with mainstream Sikh women, with the wife's family ...