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A Sikh Kirtan is a religious, aesthetic and social event, usually held in a congregational setting on Sundays or over certain festivals to honor the historical Gurus, but major temples in the Sikh tradition recite Kirtan every day as a mark of daily bhakti (devotional remembrance) of God's name. [53]
Sikh musical tradition derives mostly from this scripture. [1] Traditional Sikh kirtan only sings verses sourced from either the Guru Granth Sahib, the Dasam Granth, the Varan of Bhai Gurdas, or the Ghazals of Bhai Nand Lal. [1] No other literary work is allowed to be a source for Sikh religious kirtan. [1]
The principal Sikh scripture is the Adi Granth (First Scripture), more commonly called the Guru Granth Sahib. The second most important scripture of the Sikhs is the Dasam Granth . Both of these consist of text which was written or authorised by the Sikh Gurus .
In a gurdwara, kirtan is usually performed by professional musicians in a trio called a rāgī jathā. A rāgī jathā includes a tabla player and two vocalists who also play harmoniums. [11] In shabad kirtan, sacred songs from Sikh scriptures are sung or listened to. [10] [11] In nagar kirtan, the Guru Granth Sahib is carried in an outdoor ...
Satkirin Kaur Khalsa (Punjabi: ਸਤਕਿਰਨ ਕੌਰ ਖਾਲਸਾ, Hindi: सत्किरन कौर) is a Sikh preacher [1] and prolific Sikh Kirtan singer. [2] [3] [4] She hosts a Kundalini Yoga show on the JUS Punjabi television channel. [5]
Jainism (/ˈdʒeɪnɪzəm/), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is an ancient Indian religion. Jain dharma traces its spiritual ideas and history through a succession of twenty-four leaders or tirthankaras, with the first in current time cycle being Lord Rishabhanatha, whom the Jain tradition holds to have lived millions of years ago, the twenty-third tirthankara Parshvanatha whom historians ...
A Khalsa Sikh is also expected to materialize their life as "benevolent exertion" that secures the most good with the most minimal intervention, realized through "collective action". [55] Thus, a Sikh not only has individualistic duties, but also duties relating to the collective of the Khalsa, as the Sikh is one unit of the Guru Panth. [55]
Randhir Singh. Randhir Singh (1878–1961) was from Ludhiana. He opposed the British rule and was imprisoned by the British authorities in 1914 till 1931. Bhai Randhir Singh was given the title of "Bhai Sahib" and the suffix "Ji" from the Panth as he was honoured by all the 4 "Takhts" (5th Takhat was ordained later on) or supreme centres for Sikhs for committing his life for the sacrifice of ...