What is your favorite vacation spot? I was finally entering “India” again‚ after a month-long sojourn into a world of Himalayan calm‚ yoga and Tibetan Buddhism (Dharamsala hardly feels like India). Was I ready to free fall back into the masala mania? While the traveler in me was excited to get back on the explorer’s road; the solo gal in me was dreading it. Having found roots for a month in my yoga-family cocoon‚ I wasn’t thrilled with going back to solo-roughing it. Fortunately when you flow
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1984 Riots Against Sikhs General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the riot against the sikhs in the year 1984 at capital of India‚ New Delhi. Introduction I. Sikhism is one of the religion followed by people in India. Followers of Sikhism are know as Sikhs. A. I want to inform people about tragedy against Sikhs so that there will be no other instance in which people would be slaughtered. B. Hindus lead the never forgotten riots against
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Analysis of Operation Blue Star and its effects on the Gandhi dynasty The period of time including and following Operation Blue star is considered a dark time in India and black spot in Indian history. It is a time Indian would rather forget‚ yet still to this day debate about. Was Indihar Gandhi correct in instating operation Blue Star‚ inflicting damage to the Golden temple‚ and being responsible for the killing of anywhere from 492 (official reports) to 1500 (estimates run as high as) civilians
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(Development Hymn Singing by a Group or an Individual) Chapter VI – Taking Hukam - Article VII – Taking Hukam Chapter VII – Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib - Article VIII - Sadharan Path (completion of Normal‚ Intermittent Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib) - Article IX - Akhand Path: Uninterrupted-Non-Stop-Completion of the Reading of the Guru Granth Sahib - Article X – Commencing the non-stop reading - Article XI – Concluding the Reading Chapter VIII – Making Offerings‚ Consecration‚ and Distribution
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Vaisakhi‚ Akhand Paath begins. This is the nonstop reading of the whole of Guru Granth Sahib in 48 hours. The reading is finished on the morning of Vaisakhi‚ followed by kirtan and the story of Vaisakhi. In the Gurdwara‚ there are prayers‚ kirtan‚ and other religious ceremonies carried out throughout the day. The day is finished with the final prayer being read and Guru Granth Sahib being taken back into Sach Khand Sahib. In the Gurdwara‚ on Vaisakhi‚ Ceremony of Baptising known as Amrit Sanskar is carried
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Divya Nagendran Professor Barbara J. Melaas-Swanson LSFY 102-32 31 January 2011 Sikhism Religion: Gurpurb A festival is a celebration of life. Festival is harmonious‚ rich‚ varied and colorful. A festival is a celebration which breaks the tedium of life. They bring peace and joy to the multitudes. Festival provide as symbol to the cultural‚ social and domestic life of the people. There are different kinds of festivals celebrated around this world. There are festivals based on legends or persons
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Secularism is the principle of separation of government institutions‚ and the persons mandated to represent the State‚ from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. In one sense‚ secularism may assert the right to be free from religious rule and teachings‚ and the right to freedom from governmental imposition of religion upon the people within a state that is neutral on matters of belief. In another sense‚ it refers to the view that human activities and decisions‚ especially political ones
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ago‚ The Sikh religion today has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is ranked as the world’s 5th largest religion. Sikhism is open to all through the teachings of its 10 Gurus in the Sikh Holy Book and Living Guru‚ Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Introduction Sri Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara has been in Whalley Range for less than 50 years. It was founded in 1961 and started out with a very few members but soon it became a very open community and welcomed and helped people from all religions
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GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB JI http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4292536847_eecfc36f53.jpg Thousands of Muslims were becoming followers of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. Khawaja Raushan was a very respected Muslim Faqir with thousands of people visiting him to pay him respect and get boons. However Khawaja Raushan’s own mind was restless‚ he was in search of a true Guru. Once a friend told him about Guru Ji‚ Khawaja Raushan reached Kiratpur and met Guru JI. When he heard Guru Ji’s he was so impressed
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Guru Nanak Dev Guru Nanak Dev (1469’ 1538)‚ founder of Sikhism‚ was born to Kalu Mehta and Mata Tripta‚ wherein the Bedi Khatri clan of a Hindu family in the village of Talwandi‚ now called Nankana Sahib‚ near Lahore.[1] His father‚ a Hindu named Mehta Kalu‚ was a Patwari‚ an accountant of land revenue in the government. Nanak’s mother was Mata Tripta‚ and he had one older sister‚ Bibi Nanki. From an early age Guru Nanak seemed to have acquired a questioning and enquiring mind and refused as a
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