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    Going To Gurdwara For The First Time. I Have A Few Questions

    So, I am planning on going to Gurdwara in the next week or so and I have a few questions so that I will not offend anyone there. How do you bow to the Guru Granth Sahib? And then what is the Gurdwara's view on people with disabilities? Sikhism seems like a very accepting religion, but will...
  2. spnadmin

    Canada Full Court Judgment Against Ross Gurdwara Committee Released

    Ross Street executive’s refusal to work with Sikh Youth Vancouver led to otherwise avoidable litigation: “I am satisfied that if the requests made of the executive had been followed, this litigation could have been avoided,” Justice Paul Walker writes. VANCOUVER – In a strongly-worded...
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    Gangs In The Gurdwara

    What makes me angry is that gurmuhk singhs that go to the gurudwara and act as if they own it, getting people to join their group and then talking about them behind their backs and not only kicking them out of the group but also kicking them out of the gurudwara and telling them to leave the...
  4. Admin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom Sikhs Lay Claim To Hardwar Gurdwara Destroyed By Hindu Mobs In 1984

    Sikhs Lay Claim to Hardwar Gurdwara Destroyed by Hindu Mobs in 1984 NEWS REPORTS The final resting place for many Sikhs, historically, has been Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib in Hardwar. It was built in memory of Guru Nanak. However, this holy city of the Hindus - 200 km from India's...
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    Sikh News A Recent Event That Took Place At Bercham Gurdwara In Perak, Malaysia

    WaheguruJi Ka Khalsa WaheguruJi Ki Fateh. Sikh Panth in dilemma. A recent event that took place at Bercham Gurdwara in Perak, Malaysia deeply affects and saddened every Sikh. A person so called Granthi (Babaji) has used the Gurdwara Sahib to preach teachings against the Sikh conduct. It is...
  6. spnadmin

    Canada Surrey Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society ‘denounces’ Shooting On Its Premise

    New York, Aug 29 (ANI): The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society in Surrey has strongly denounced a shooting in its parking lot on Saturday during a wedding. "This event or the individuals involved have no connection with this Gurdwara and the Gurdwara strongly condemns this and every act of...
  7. spnadmin

    Heritage Ontario Gurdwara To Set Up First Ever Multimedia Sikh Museum In Canada

    MISSISSAUGA – After yearlong frantic planning, Ontario Khalsa Darbar is moving ahead with setting up Canada’s first of its kind Multimedia Sikh Museum in Mississauga. The museum is being set up under volunteer support of Baba Sewa Singh Chairman Kar Sewa Khadur Sahib-India. The hi-tech...
  8. Archived_Member16

    Controversial From National Gurdwara To National Institution

    From National Gurdwara to National Institution Date: Jul 22, 2010 - 11:40 PM The National Gurdwara is on Embassy Row, less than four miles from the White House. WASHINGTON – Financial difficulties have prompted the board of trustees at the Sikh Cultural Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. to...
  9. spnadmin

    USA Save The Gurdwara (from Rubin Paul Singh's Blog)

    I’ll admit...when I first saw emails and facebook posts titled “Save The Gurdwara”, I immediately dismissed it, thinking it was yet another mismanaged Gurdwara falling in to bankruptcy or one group trying to overthrow another. But after I read the website and confirmed some of the details...
  10. spnadmin

    Canada Windsor Sikh Leaders Barred From Temple

    WINDSOR, Ont. — Longtime Sikh community leaders have been hit with trespass notices and expulsions from their own society as a feud at the city’s majestic $6.5-million temple degenerates, with allegations of violent threats, disruptions and attempts to overthrow the current leadership...
  11. Archived_Member16

    USA WSC-AR Condemns Board Of Trustees Of Gurdwara Of Rochester

    World Sikh Council - America Region (WSC-AR) P.O. Box 3635, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Phone: 972.985.9591 Fax: 925.299.9018 E-mail: contact@worldsikhcouncil.org Web: www.worldsikhcouncil.org WSC-AR Condemns Board of Trustees of Gurdwara of Rochester Contact: Manmohan...
  12. spnadmin

    UK Community And Police Appeal For Witnesses After Petrol Bomb Thrown At Sikh Gurdwara

    A Sikh man has been injured by a petrol bomb that was hurled at the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Gurdwara in Grimsby, on Saturday 58 year-old Kirpal Singh was out side the Sikh Gurdwara on Albert Street West in Grimsby when a glass bottle containing a flammable substance was thrown over...
  13. Tejwant Singh

    [Correction] All Amritdharis Banned From Gurdwara Sahib

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  14. Tejwant Singh

    All Amritdharis Banned From Gurdwara Sahib

    <table><tbody><tr><td> Forgotten Your Password? Must Login To Share Your Views. $username Ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji Ki Fateh!! Ok! We are back from a bit of a summer break! Well this newsletter focuses on yet another controversy Sikhs find themselves in on regular basis these...
  15. spnadmin

    S Asia First 'official' Gurdwara In Dubai

    Coming up at a cost of $20 million, the Guru Nanak Darbar at Jebel Ali, Dubai, will be the first official Sikh gurdwara in the entire Gulf, catering to religious needs of a 50,000-strong Sikh community. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makhtoum, vice-president and prime minister of UAE and...
  16. spnadmin

    USA Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Temple

    Forwarded by SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik Located in the foothills of the Mount Diablo range on a former apricot orchard, Gurdwara Sahib is one of the largest Sikh temples in North America. The architecture is Indo-Persian, a fusion of Hindu and Islamic elements. Gurdwara Sahib...
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    Sects War Of Succession In Gurdwara Nanaksar

    Re: Nanaksar Gurdwara Sahib in Fresno California I am sure there is another Nanaksar Gurdwara run by Baba Gurdev Singh in Chandigarh sector 28. He was ordered by Sant Baba Isher Singh to go to Samadh Bhai Asthan and perform service for Nanaksar Samprada. War of succession in Gurdwara Nanaksar...
  18. Archived_Member16

    Gold Walls For Bangla Sahib Gurdwara

    Gold walls for Bangla Sahib Gurdwara Critics say money could have been used for educating community kids Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 16 If all goes according to the plan, the main prayer hall of the historic Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in the Capital will soon shine with...
  19. spnadmin

    USA All Amritdharis Banned From Rochester NY Gurdwara Sahib

    This was forwarded to me by SPN member Tejwant Singh ji Malik, though I knew of this story yesterday from Gyani Jarnial Singh ji "Arshi" The story published in Punjabi in Rozanna Spokesman, has been translated by Kirpal Singh (USA). I do hope that we can make sense of this development. It...
  20. Gyani Jarnail Singh

    The Ghar Ghar Andar Dharamsaal Transformed Into THE Gurdwara

    Gurdwara, a gateway to dharma Gurdwara literally the Guru’s portal or the Guru’s abode, is the name given to a Sikh place of worship. Many ask the meaning of Gurdwara and its significance in the community. Gurdwara plays a central role in the life of the Sikhs and others. Wherever there are...
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