Sikhism, as a religion, has deep roots in the successes of the community. As a child, I used to love going to the Gurdwara (my place of worship) with my uncle, and after the prayer, following him to the langar (community kitchen). Langar is the daily service of food without any ...
Patit literally means a former Sikh who has fallen or become disgraced. It is a term which refers to a person who was born into a Sikh family or has been initiated into the Sikh religion, but violates the religion's precepts. The term is sometimes translated as apostate (ie. someone who...
The religion was founded by an Indian man named Guru Nanak, who lived from 1469 to 1539 and was designated the first guru. Nine gurus followed the leadership of Guru Nanak, and a single spirit lived within all ten gurus. Sikhs believe that when the tenth guru died in 1708, the eternal...
Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru (divinely inspired prophet- teacher) and the founder of the Sikh religion, established the first gurdwara in the early 1490s. The Sikh Gurus established gurdwaras as places where a sangat (congregation) could come together to worship as a community by reciting ...
Adi Granth, the sacred scripture of Sikhism, a religion of India. It is a collection of nearly 6,000 hymns of the Sikh Gurus (religious leaders) and various early and medieval saints of different religions and castes. The Adi Granth is the central object
Sikhism , Indian religion founded in the late 15th century by Nanak, the first of the Sikh leaders titled Guru.
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