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Sikh GreetingsSikh Greetings Sat Sri Akal Sat Sri Akal

(means GOD is true (means GOD is true and out of death)and out of death)

Waheguru ji Waheguru ji

ka Khalsa ka Khalsa Waheguru ji Waheguru ji

ki Fateh ki Fateh (means the Khalsa (means the Khalsa belongs to GOD and belongs to GOD and ordered by GOD and ordered by GOD and all victories of Khalsa are all victories of Khalsa are the victories of GOD)the victories of GOD)

Ik OnkarIk Onkar

Ik Onkar Ik Onkar means there means there is only one is only one GodGod

The Sikh place of worship

is known as GURDWARA

(Mean’s Door of the Guru)

Guru Nanak Dev JiGuru Nanak Dev Ji(1469-1539)(1469-1539)

Founder of Sikh Founder of Sikh religionreligion

Born in 1469 ADBorn in 1469 AD Condemned Condemned

caste systemcaste system Introduced Introduced

Langar Langar (Congregational (Congregational Food)Food)

Women assume Women assume same status as same status as menmen

Basic Sikh PrinciplesBasic Sikh Principles

Meditate on Meditate on one God one God

‘ ‘Naam Japo’Naam Japo’

Basic Sikh PrinciplesBasic Sikh Principles

Work hard and Work hard and earn by honest earn by honest deeds ‘Kirt Karo’deeds ‘Kirt Karo’

Basic Sikh PrinciplesBasic Sikh Principles

Share your Share your earnings with earnings with less fortune less fortune ‘Vand ‘Vand Chhako’Chhako’

Guru Gobind Singh JiGuru Gobind Singh Ji

(1666-1708) (1666-1708) Was the last Was the last Guru in human Guru in human formform

Formed the Formed the brotherhood brotherhood known as known as ‘KHALSA’ ‘KHALSA’ means puremeans pure

Passed Passed Guruship to the Guruship to the Holy Scriptures Holy Scriptures “ Guru Granth “ Guru Granth Sahib Ji”Sahib Ji”

KhalsaKhalsa In 1699 the In 1699 the

Khalsa Khalsa Brotherhood Brotherhood was was established by established by the tenth Guru the tenth Guru

Sikhs celebrate Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi as Vaisakhi as Birthday of Birthday of KhalsaKhalsa

From that day From that day all the baptised all the baptised Sikhs wearSikhs wear the the 5 Ks5 Ks

Five K’s (Kesh)Five K’s (Kesh)

Long uncut hairLong uncut hair

cutting or cutting or removing hair removing hair from any part of from any part of the body means the body means disobeying Goddisobeying God

Five K’s (Kangha)Five K’s (Kangha) A wooden comb A wooden comb

symbolic of symbolic of cleanlinesscleanliness

When we comb When we comb our hair and take our hair and take the broken hair the broken hair out, in the same out, in the same way we are way we are advised to take advised to take the bad thoughts the bad thoughts of our mind out.of our mind out.

Five K’s (Karha)Five K’s (Karha) An iron or An iron or

steel braceletsteel bracelet

Significance of Significance of timeless Godtimeless God

A reminder to A reminder to stop when you stop when you out strech out strech your hand to your hand to do anything do anything wrongwrong

Five K’s (Kirpan)Five K’s (Kirpan)

Sword - A Symbol of mercySword - A Symbol of mercy Can only be used for defending Can only be used for defending

the helpless and truththe helpless and truth

Five K’s (Kachhehra)Five K’s (Kachhehra)

Specially tailored a pair of shortsSpecially tailored a pair of shorts Symbol of high moral characterSymbol of high moral character

1708 – Eternity1708 – Eternity

Guru Granth Sahib Guru Granth Sahib Guru Granth Sahib Guru Granth Sahib

Spiritual Spiritual embodiment of the embodiment of the ten Gurus Teachingsten Gurus Teachings

Contains 1430 Pages Contains 1430 Pages in Gurmukhi Scriptin Gurmukhi Script

The present Living The present Living Guru of SikhsGuru of Sikhs

Golden TempleGolden Temple(Amritsar Panjab)(Amritsar Panjab)

Built by fifth Guru Built by fifth Guru Founded by Sain Mian Meer Founded by Sain Mian Meer

a Muslim Sainta Muslim Saint Sarovar (Pool of Nector)Sarovar (Pool of Nector) Has four doors to North, Has four doors to North,

South, East and WestSouth, East and West Everyone is welcomeEveryone is welcome

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