Langar is a community kitchen and, as part of it, free vegetarian food is served in the kitchens of a Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) every day. So although it’s Langar Week, it doesn’t just happen now. The aim of the next few days is to celebrate the practice and help more people understand what it is.
Nectar of the Sword One pyara pours clean water into the bowl and adds crystallized sugar. Another pyara holds onto the bowl with the left hand, grasps a double edged iron sword with the right hand, and stirs the sugar into the water while reciting one of five Amrit banis, or ceremonial prayers.
What is the Guru Granth Sahib KS2? The Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book of the religion Sikhi and contains different prayers, hymns and songs.
The Guru Granth Sahib is treated like a living Guru or teacher, and Sikhs look to their Holy Book for advice and guidance. The Holy book is treated with great respect. When it is not being used, it is covered with a special cloth called a rumalla and placed on a special throne called a manji …
Guru NanakThere are currently about 24 million Sikhs worldwide. The majority live in the Indian state of Punjab. They regard Guru Nanak (1469–1539) as the founder of their faith and Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the tenth Guru, as the Guru who formalised their religion.
Dal Khalsa – The combined forces of the misl and the jaathas came to be known as the Dal Khalsa or the Grand Army. Misl- Misls were bands of Sikh warriors. Faujdari- This was the office of the Mughal military commander.
Women in Sikhism participate in all religious, cultural, social, and secular activities including lead religious congregations, take part in the Akhand Path (the continuous recitation of the Holy Scriptures), perform Kirtan (congregational singing of hymns), and work as a Granthis.
Sikhs who have been through the Amrit Ceremony of initiation, or Amrit Sanskar, become baptised Sikhs, take new names, and wear the 5 Ks. The Amrit Ceremony is the initiation rite introduced by Guru Gobind Singh when he founded the Khalsa in 1699.
Muhammad Shah Notes: Muhammad Shah was the Mughal Emperor during Nader Shah’s invasion.
Answer: The formation of a regional state in eighteenth century Bengal led to considerable change amongst the zamindars. Hyderabad and Awadh was evident in Bengal under the rule of Alivardi Khan (1740-1756). During his reign the banking house of Jagat Seth became extremely prosperous.
