US media has also reported on Vaisakhi celebrations in US
Sikh Community Brings in New Year
By Rachel Ensign
On Saturday, more than 75 people gathered together in Barton hall to celebrate the Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi with a moon bounce, a D.J. and samosas, a popular South Asian pastry.The event was run by the Cornell United Sikh Students Association. Sikhism is the fifth largest organized religion in the world with 23 million adherents worldwide. The religion originated in northern India in the sixteenth century and its members are known for their uncut hair and distinctive turbans....read full story....http://cornellsun.com/node/22713
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Vaisakhi in Malaysia
East Malaysian newspaper the "Daily Express" reports on Vaisakhi celebrations.
Sikh New Year to be celebrated in big way
Kota Kinabalu: Vasakhi is a Sikh New Year, the birthday of Khalsa Panth (Order of the Pure) and a day of baptism, all rolled into one.
Sikhs in Sabah will celebrate the auspicious occasion on April 14 in a big way, said Darshan Singh, assistant secretary of Kinabalu Singh Sabha. But the celebration had actually begun...read full story....http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=49063
Sikh New Year to be celebrated in big way
Kota Kinabalu: Vasakhi is a Sikh New Year, the birthday of Khalsa Panth (Order of the Pure) and a day of baptism, all rolled into one.
Sikhs in Sabah will celebrate the auspicious occasion on April 14 in a big way, said Darshan Singh, assistant secretary of Kinabalu Singh Sabha. But the celebration had actually begun...read full story....http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=49063
New Gurdwara Sahib at Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake in Virginia gets a new gurdwara sahib.
read here....
Region's first Sikh house of worship opens in Chesapeake
By JANETTE RODRIGUES, The Virginian-Pilot
CHESAPEAKE - A woman dressed in a tunic and flowing pants slipped off her shoes after she entered a Sikh house of worship just off Great Bridge Boulevard.
She washed her hands, pulled up the scarf draped across her shoulder so it covered her hair and walked into the prayer room, where a reader sitting on a raised platform chanted scripture from the Sikh holy book. She bowed her head to the floor before sitting cross-legged on it......http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122876&ran=75411
read here....
Region's first Sikh house of worship opens in Chesapeake
By JANETTE RODRIGUES, The Virginian-Pilot
CHESAPEAKE - A woman dressed in a tunic and flowing pants slipped off her shoes after she entered a Sikh house of worship just off Great Bridge Boulevard.
She washed her hands, pulled up the scarf draped across her shoulder so it covered her hair and walked into the prayer room, where a reader sitting on a raised platform chanted scripture from the Sikh holy book. She bowed her head to the floor before sitting cross-legged on it......http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122876&ran=75411
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Vaisakhi parade coverage in British media
The British media has been covering the Vaisakhi day parade. Here are some links
Sikhs get ready for a new year festival
SIKHS from across the city are set to gather together to mark one of the key dates in their calendar with a vibrant dinner and dance.
Vaisakhi holds deep significance for the community. As well as celebrating the New Year, it also commemorates the birth of the religion. read full article here....http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2719021
Chief saves city parade
Oxford's Sikh community are celebrating after tomorrow's religious celebrations were given the last-minute go-ahead, thanks to the city's police chief...read full article...http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.1345842.0.chief_saves_city_parade.php
Sikhs gather to mark Vaisakhi Day
By Chris Briddon
Worshippers at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh celebrated Vaisakhi Day on Saturday with religious services and singing of Shabads (Sikh holy hymns) by minstrels througout the day....read full article ....http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/display.var.1344394.0.0.php
Drums come out for Sikh festival
By Carl Brown
SIKHS from across east London celebrated the festival of Vaisakhi in Waltham Forest at the weekend. People descended on the Sikh temple, or Gurdwara, in Francis Road, Leyton, for seven days of celebrations last week.....read full story.....http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1340721.mostviewed.drums_come_out_for_sikh_festival.php
Thousands celebrate Sikh festival in Redbridge
By Megan Reynolds
THOUSANDS of Sikh's from celebrated one of the most important religious festivals of the year at Redbridge's Gurdwara Karamsar on Saturday....read full article here...http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/display.var.1331619.0.0.php
Southampton welcomes in the Sikh New Year
By Ushma Mistry
THOUSANDS of Sikhs will join the traditional procession through the streets of Southampton this weekend as they celebrate their new year.
The festival of Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year, will be celebrated in Southampton on Sunday with a number of events.
The festivities will begin at the Civic Centre at 9.30am with the Raising of the Nishan Sahib, the traditional flag-raising ceremony....read full story....http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/display.var.1325931.0.southampton_welcomes_in_the_sikh_new_year.php
Sikh festival of Vaisakhi
By Alison White
THOUSANDS of people are expected to parade through Gravesend town centre today to celebrate the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi.The procession, called a Nagar Kirtan, will begin at 11.30am today.Around 5,000 people at expected to join in....read full story...http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1320171.0.sikh_festival_of_vaisakhi.php
Sikhs get ready for a new year festival
SIKHS from across the city are set to gather together to mark one of the key dates in their calendar with a vibrant dinner and dance.
Vaisakhi holds deep significance for the community. As well as celebrating the New Year, it also commemorates the birth of the religion. read full article here....http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2719021
Chief saves city parade
Oxford's Sikh community are celebrating after tomorrow's religious celebrations were given the last-minute go-ahead, thanks to the city's police chief...read full article...http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.1345842.0.chief_saves_city_parade.php
Sikhs gather to mark Vaisakhi Day
By Chris Briddon
Worshippers at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh celebrated Vaisakhi Day on Saturday with religious services and singing of Shabads (Sikh holy hymns) by minstrels througout the day....read full article ....http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/display.var.1344394.0.0.php
Drums come out for Sikh festival
By Carl Brown
SIKHS from across east London celebrated the festival of Vaisakhi in Waltham Forest at the weekend. People descended on the Sikh temple, or Gurdwara, in Francis Road, Leyton, for seven days of celebrations last week.....read full story.....http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1340721.mostviewed.drums_come_out_for_sikh_festival.php
Thousands celebrate Sikh festival in Redbridge
By Megan Reynolds
THOUSANDS of Sikh's from celebrated one of the most important religious festivals of the year at Redbridge's Gurdwara Karamsar on Saturday....read full article here...http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/display.var.1331619.0.0.php
Southampton welcomes in the Sikh New Year
By Ushma Mistry
THOUSANDS of Sikhs will join the traditional procession through the streets of Southampton this weekend as they celebrate their new year.
The festival of Vaisakhi, the Sikh New Year, will be celebrated in Southampton on Sunday with a number of events.
The festivities will begin at the Civic Centre at 9.30am with the Raising of the Nishan Sahib, the traditional flag-raising ceremony....read full story....http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/display.var.1325931.0.southampton_welcomes_in_the_sikh_new_year.php
Sikh festival of Vaisakhi
By Alison White
THOUSANDS of people are expected to parade through Gravesend town centre today to celebrate the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi.The procession, called a Nagar Kirtan, will begin at 11.30am today.Around 5,000 people at expected to join in....read full story...http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1320171.0.sikh_festival_of_vaisakhi.php
Bust of Maharaja Duleep Singh bought by Sikh?
While the BBC has reported that "The bust of the Indian Prince and Sikh hero Maharaja Duleep Singh, made by a British sculptor almost 150 years ago, has been sold at auction for £1.7m...." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/6575009.stm
The Times of India writes that "Maharaja Duleep Singh's bust has been sold to the highest bidder — a Sikh family — to grace its private collection.".. read here..http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOIonline/India/Royal_bust_bought_by_Sikh/articleshow/1936181.cms
The story of Duleep Singh and how he was converted to Christianity and later apologised to Sikhs and became a Sikh once again shall be posted later.
The Times of India writes that "Maharaja Duleep Singh's bust has been sold to the highest bidder — a Sikh family — to grace its private collection.".. read here..http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOIonline/India/Royal_bust_bought_by_Sikh/articleshow/1936181.cms
The story of Duleep Singh and how he was converted to Christianity and later apologised to Sikhs and became a Sikh once again shall be posted later.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Finnish translation of Japji Sahib
We came across this amazing work on Sikh Spectrum.
Minna Hapuoja has translated japji Sahib into Finnish, her own language.
http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112005/finnish.htm
The translation can be found here.. http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112005/japji/page1.htm
Minna Hapuoja has translated japji Sahib into Finnish, her own language.
http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112005/finnish.htm
The translation can be found here.. http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112005/japji/page1.htm
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Gurdwara in Tehra, Iran - world capitals
We do not have a video here, so we are posting a photograph taken during the visit of the Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on April 12, 2001. The External Affairs Minister Shri Jaswant Singh and the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Omar Abdullah are also seen.
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