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April 14 – Sikh, Hindu: Vaisakhi

Marks the Sikh New Year and celebrates the spring harvest.

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Harmandir Sahib ( Golden Temple ) in Amritsar ( Punjab / India )

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30 साल तक जुड़ा रहा राधास्वामी पंथ से फिर भी नहीं मिला कोई लाभ | Somdutt,...

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Where can I read the sikh texts(in english)? I am in america at the moment and cannot travel to find a scholar but, I am heavily interested. Thank you

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Religious Studies Term Of The Day: Singh

Hey everyone. Happy Saturday. Today I wanted to look at the last name “Singh” and it’s spiritual importance to the Sikh people. Singh is an Indian last name best translated as “Lion.” Many people in India or of Indian inherit this last name from their parents. Sikhs, a religion originally from the Punjab region of India, will have this last name more than any other group because they attach spiritual significance to the last name. In fact, typically, any male child born into the Sikh faith will be given the last name Singh. This was a tradition that Guru Gobind Singh, who called forward the panj piare, the Lovely Five, and started the Khalsa with many new distinctive factors, including changing his own name and the names of the panj piare to Singh. This was to emphasize their loyalty to the guru and their willingness to fight as lions to protect him, or it as the current Guru stands. The implies that faith is so important to the Sikh people, so much so that it is their identity through and through, but of course individual tastes may vary in this communal tradition. Anyway, I hope that you all are safe out there and have a great day.

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Harmandir Sahib ( Golden Temple ) in Amritsar ( Punjab / India )