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Born to Sardar Mahan Singh and Raj Kaur on 2-11-1780. Growing older, he collected the spread out Sikh forces under a kingdom. In 1799, captured the city of Lahore and afterwards spread his kingdom from Satluj to Peshawar, up to the frontiers of Tibet. Established an agreement with the British in 25-4-1809, agreeing to Sutlej as the mutual boundary. Travelers to Punjab, and foreigners were bowled over by his sharp intellect and organisation. He established a currency, not under his own name - but under the names of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He left for heavenly abode on 27-6-1839. By then the British had taken over all of India but did not dare to look at Punjab while he was alive.
(From cards distributed at Nanak Piao in Delhi on the occasion of Guru Nanak Gurpurab 2009)
He was the first emperor of the Sikh world. His earlier name was Lakshman Das, and thereafter Madho Das Bairagi. The name Baba Banda Singh was finally given to him by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and was nominated as the leader of the Sikh community. He was entrusted with weapons and sent to Punjab, where he gave the death penalty to Vazeer Khan who had killed the yonger sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. At the end, the opponents became successful in capturing him. Hot pliers were used to remove flesh from his body. The liver of his son was taken and plunged into his mouth. In spite of all this, Baba ji did not change his mind: all this was the power of the holy nectar which had made him fearless. A Gurdwara has been established in Mehroli, Delhi where he was martyred.
(From cards distributed at Nanak Piao in Delhi on the occasion of Guru Nanak Gurpurab 2009)
Today was the Gurpurab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. I found something from the archives that might make sense.
Speaker Wanner hosted a Gurpurab celebration in honour of the First Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, on November 26, 2016, in the Capital View Room of the Edmonton Federal Building.
A philosopher, teacher, spiritual leader and champion for human rights and civil liberties, Guru Nanak Dev Ji founded Sikhism, a religion and culture that today is practised by more than 20 million people world-wide
Sri Darbar Sahib (THE GOLDEN TEMPLE) from Inside on the occasion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab.
@ 11 am
Dated: 10 Nov, 2011
by GPS' Photography
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The Sikhs Village
Sikhs came to Hyderabad in three phases. The founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak (1469–1539) was a peripatetic preacher, visiting not only most of the holy places of India but also Mecca and Medina.
He visited Bidar around 1508 C.E. when it was the capital of the declining Bahmani kingdom. A large gurdwara was built by the Sikhs in 1966 to commemorate his visit and there is also a water spring named after him.
Guru Nanak is also believed to have visited Nanded and Golconda.
The ‘Udasi’ sect was started by Sri Chand, Guru Nanak’s son. It believes in Guru Nanak’s creed and a life of celibacy and austerity. An Udasi Math which is adjacent to Hussaini Alam arch in Hyderabad was established around the time of the first Nizam Qamaruddin (r.1724-1748) by Mahant Sujjan Das, also known as Khaki Baba.
However, no one including the present head of the Muth knows its complete history.
Some of Guru Nanak’s followers constitute the first group of Sikhs to come to Hyderabad, and we can assume this was not a large number.
After this initial phase, came the followers of the last Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh (1666-1708). He left Punjab for the south in 1707 with the intention of meeting the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb who was then camping in Ahmednagar. While he was on his way, he heard the news that Aurangzeb’s had died and so the Guru returned.
In the war of succession following Aurangzeb’s death, Prince Muazzam sought Guru Gobind Singh’s help against his brother, Azam. Muazzam won the battle in 1707, near Agra and became the emperor with the title of Bahadur Shah. In 1708 again Bahadur Shah sought the Guru’s help when he marched south at the head of a large army to quell the rebellion of his younger brother, Kam Baksh, the viceroy of Bijapur.
On the way, at Burhanpur the Guru halted for a while and learnt about a yogi in Nanded called Bairagi Madho Das who was reputed to possess great occult powers. So, while the Emperor continued his march, the Guru proceeded towards Nanded.
In 1708, after about a month’s stay at Nanded Guru Gobind was assassinated by a Pathan agent of the governor of Sirhind.
However, before dying, the Guru was able to persuade the Bairagi to carry on the battle of the Sikhs against their persecutors. Madho Das thereafter became known as Banda Bahadur Singh and battled the Mughals fiercely, winning many spectacular victories against heavy odds. He was finally defeated, captured and killed brutally in 1716.
Nanded became a pilgrim centre for the Sikhs because of its association with the last Guru. It was here that Guru Gobind Singh made the historic declaration abolishing the human guruship and asking the Sikhs to treat the holy Granth as their eternal Guru.
By the beginning of the 19th century, there was a considerable Sikh settlement in Nanded, devoted to protecting and serving the shrine built in honour of the Guru.
In the early part of the same century, Raja Chandu Lal, the Peshkar of the Nizam of Hyderabad selected some of the Sikhs of Nanded as his bodyguards. The Raja was a Punjabi Khatri and traced his ancestry to Todar Mall, the celebrated revenue minister of Akbar. Chandu Lal’s ancestors had accompanied the first Nizam to the Deccan. His rise in Hyderabad’s administration was rapid and in 1806 he was appointed as Peshkar, an office next only to the Dewan. He exercised the effective powers of the Diwan till 1832.
Chandu Lal also assigned a jagir of five villages to meet the cost of maintaining Guru Gobind Singh’s shrine at Nanded.
The existence of a multiplicity of irregular units engendered tension, particularly between the Arabs and Sikhs. Bloody skirmishes erupted between them at Hyderabad in 1829 and in Nanded in 1831.
The third phase began when the Sikhs under threat from the larger force of the Arabs, appealed to Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab (1780-1839) for help in the protection of the shrine at Nanded. Ranjit Singh dispatched about 1400 troops and a body of artisans to construct a suitable shrine at Nanded.
On the resignation of Chandu Lal in 1842 the Sikhs were left without the patronage and political protection they had enjoyed for close to half a century.
The local zamindars and rich businessmen also engaged Arab, Rohilla or Sikh mercenaries to enforce their claims against different groups of people. These armed gangs were brutal and ruthless in carrying out their assignments. The Sikhs who stayed on in Hyderabad came to be known as Dakhani Sikhs.
Later, the Sikhs were employed by the State for sundry police functions. They were also retained as personal bodyguards by Raja Narain Pershad, grandson of Raja Chandu Lal.
In Hyderabad, during the premiership of Sir Salar Jung (1853-1883) a serious fracas broke out between the Arabs and the Sikhs in which both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Sikhs were then banished from the city and posted to three or four different posts outside the city. One of these was what came to be known as the ‘Sikh Village’ in the Secunderabad cantonment. The Dakhni Sikhs have forgotten their mother tongue, Punjabi but have kept their distinct identity alive. They have built many gurdwaras and hold regular religious functions.
Another migration of Sikhs to Hyderabad–Secunderabad followed the partition of the country in 1947. These are today mainly settled in various businesses and are better off economically relative to the previous migrants.
Contrary to normal expectation, the Sikh Village today is not marked by the presence of Sikhs; the area is better known for a number of high-class wedding and function facilities!
Narendra Luther
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I had come to Hyderabad to shoot Moharam and I was leaving on 26 Nov , and my bus was to leave from Afzalgunj Hyderabad .
My dear friend Ejaz a very humble photographer bought me here on his bike , as the bus did not turn up I shot this Sikh festival on my last day in Hyderabad for about half an hour .
I than left with Ejaz to Nampally to catch the bus from there and it was a nightmare of a journey 18 hours of hell even with AC sleeper thanks to Oomer Bus Service.
Well I shot the Guru Nanak feast .. and I begin my tryst with Hyderabad showcasing another mans faith before I start uploading my Moharam pictures a very long story board.
About Guru Nanak Jayanti. Wikipedia
Guru Nanak Gurpurab also known as Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Prakash Utsav, marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism.[1] Apart from Sikhs, the Nanakpanthi Hindus and other followers of Guru Nanak's philosophy also celebrate this festival.
The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab (or Gurpurb), are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji (the First Guru, the founder of Sikhism) was born in 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib.[2] The birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib falls on Kartik Poornima, i.e., the day of the full moon in the month of Kartik. In the Gregorian Calendar, the birthday of Guru Nanak usually falls in the month of November, but its date varies from year to year, based on the traditional dates of the Indian calendar.[3]
The celebration is generally similar for all Gurpurabs; only the hymns are different. The celebration usually commence of Prabhat Pheris. Prabhat Pheris are early morning processions that begin at the Gurudwaras and proceed around the localities singing hymns. Generally two days before the birthday, Akhand Path (a forty-eight-hour non-stop reading of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs) is held in the Gurdwaras.
The day prior to the birthday, a procession, referred to as Nagarkirtan,[4] is organised. This procession is led by the Panj Pyaras (Five Beloved Ones).[3][5] They head the procession carrying the Sikh flag, known as the Nishan Sahib and the Palki (Palanquin) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. They are followed by teams of singers singing hymns[5] and devotees sing the chorus. There are brass bands playing different tunes and 'Gatka' teams display their swordmanship through various martial arts and as mock battles using traditional weapons.[3][4] The procession pours into the streets of the town. The passage is covered with banners and gates decorated flags and flowers, for this special occasion.[3][4] The leaders spreading the message of Guru Nanak.[3]
On the day of the Gurpurab, the celebrations commence early in the morning at about 4 to 5 am.[3][4] This time of the day is referred to as Amrit Vela. The day begins with the singing of Asa-di-Var (morning hymns).[3][4] This is followed by any combination of Katha[4] (exposition of the scripture) and Kirtan (hymns from the Sikh scriptures), in the praise of the Guru.[3] Following that is the Langar, a special community lunch, which is arranged at the Gurudwaras by volunteers. The idea behind the free communal lunch is that everyone, irrespective of caste, class or creed,[6] should be offered food in the spirit of seva (service) and bhakti (devotion).
Night Prayer sessions are also held in some Gurudwaras, which begin around sunset when Rehras(evening prayer) is recited, followed by Kirtan till late at night.[3] The congregation starts singing Gurbani at about 1:20 am at night, which is the actual time of birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The celebrations culminate at around 2 am.[3]
Guru Nanak Gurpurab is celebrated by the Sikh community all over the world and is one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar. The celebrations are especially colourful in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh. Even some Sindhis celebrate this festival.
The Villagers handing out The Relief check for Tsunami Victims to Punjabi Newspaper Ajit's Reporter, Jarnail Singh Khurd