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We are also adding a few books to our website over the next couple of days including some of the great books recommended above such as 'Se Kinehiya' and the 'Autobiography of Bhai Randhir Singh'. We also ship worldwide. Keep checking at: www.SikhiStore.com
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Have Sangat ordered it? Or seen it already at one of the showings? What did you think?
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Vismaad, who are the producers of the great animated Sikh films like Sahibzade and Bhai Taru Singh have now released BHAI SUBEG SINGH SHAHBAZ SINGH. They have been carrying out theatrical showing for a few months, and now their DVD is finally available to the Worldwide Sangat.
Show Vismaad your support to allow them to carry on with the great seva by getting their latest film.
What is it about?
http://www.sikhiwiki...hai_Subeg_Singh
Where can I get it from?
http://www.sikhistor...-animated-film/
Official Trailer:
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This film is available to the worldwide Sangat via www.SikhiStore.com
Get your copy at: http://www.sikhistore.com/products/dvds/bhai-subeg-singh-shahbaz-singh-animated-film/
As Bhaji previously mentioned, Vismaad are doing great seva and all their previous films have been outstanding, we should all show them our support.
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Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh...
With Vahegurus blessings we started
to help make Sikh Kakaar and other Sikhi Items easily available to the worldwide Sangat. Time really flies and here we are 6 months on having served hundreds of people from around the World.
We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for your help, well wishes and custom. With your continued support, we pledge to carry on improving the service SikhiStore provides and offering you an even greater selection of Sikhi items.
As a token of our appreciation, we are offering you
20% off any order you place over the next 6 days
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sixmonths
as a voucher code on the checkout page. Feel free to share this with yoru friends and family. And if you have not already told your friends and family about SikhiStore, please take a moment to spread the word.
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We also offer Kacherey hand made from a Chardi Kala Singh in Amritsar at www.SikhiStore.com, All of them are £5.95 each
Review of our Kachera by about.com can be seen: http://sikhism.about.com/od/Sikh-Clothing/fr/Sikhistore-Knee-Length-Kachera-Review.htm
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I think if you want the correct Gurmat answer then think about our Guru Sahibs, think about Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee. They have blessed us with this Sikhi Saroop and by donning these we are like representatives/ ambassadors for Sikhi and we should try to act as such.
If you could see Guru Jee going to such an event/place then you should also be fine to go. If you could not see Guru Jee going to such an event/place, then don't go.
The mere fact you are asking, shows you think inside already that it is not right to go.
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We need to try and educate the youth about how amazing Sikhi is, a lot of them just do not know! And if traditional methods haven't pulled them in then we need to try something new. SikhiToTheMax for example made a huge difference. Others have started great projects like Vismaad producing Animated Films in English like Sahibzade. So lots of things can help.
Came across a very interesting read yesterday though over at: http://sikhanonymous.wordpress.com. They talk a lot of sense and talk about things that we can actually achieve, like how a Gurdwara experience should be. Managing to implement even just that would change things sooo much, see that particular post at: http://sikhanonymous.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/the-gurudwara-experience-spring-cleaning-part-3/
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Came across this website and agree something needs to be done about a lot of our Gurdwaras. Take a look at their website at: http://sikhanonymous.wordpress.com/
But here is just a little part that was on the website that really affected me. Imagine if Gurdwaras were like their vision.... Vaheguru!!
"Current Gurdwara experienceIf you’re born into an average Punjabi Sikh family, this is roughly what your Gurdwara experience is like. Go in, Matha tek to something you’ve never read or looked at, listen to music you dont understand whilst sitting and eating tasty parshad and checking who else is in the Sangat that you know. Sit mainly still whilst texting, playing on the phone or whispering to your cousins until the parents decide they’ve sat for long enough and then it’s time to go to the Langar hall. This bit is fun, langar always tastes good plus depends who’s sponsored it this time. You long since learnt to ignore the paintings hanging around the langar hall as they seem brutal and no one ever explained them to you. Once you’ve had langar and enjoyed the sweet pudding of that day, you can chat to your cousins, play with nephews and nieces and wait until the parents decide enough time has been spent doing the family religious obligations and it’s to head home. During this time, if you’re lucky, you may have wondered, what is the music being sung or paat being read, and perhaps even about what is the philosophy of Sikhi, but mostly you’ve stopped asking that because no one answers those questions and as far as you know, just be a good person and be proud of your Punjabi warrior past.
We often wonder what Guru Nanak or Guru Arjan would think if they walked into a Gurudwara nowadays. Most of all, I think they would be appalled that we never even had a vision of what the Gurudwara is meant to be. Here is our vision of what Gurdwara could be like.
Gurudwara Vision and Ideas
Imagine a Gurudwara where before you even enter, outside the Gurdwara are some large posters with some beautifully presented quotes of gurbani translation, like “Why do you call woman low, from whom kings are born”, or “The best religion of all is pure actions and meditating on Gods name”, “Listen everyone one, I speak the truth, only those who love will get to God”. Then when you go inside the Gurudwara, you see an information desk, where you can take a number of leaflets free of charge, you can ask for a tour of the gurudwara. If you wish, there is a TC and headphones to view a short video introduction to the Gurudwara and also to Sikhi. You’re already surprised, then you go upstairs to darbar hall and you hear beautiful raag kirtan, on stringed instruments with mesmerising tabla beats. The sound is so so amazing and the atmosphere so peaceful and blissful, you feel like you’re in a small part of heaven. The sangat is singing the words and you can see the translations above. The kirtanees don’t look like a professional jatha, just local sangat and you can see they are doing this purely from love. Then another layperson explains the deep meaning of the shabad in English and Punjabi, and then she says that today, right now, through this raag kirtan and sangat, you are meant to have a spiritual experience and awaken your soul. You feel excited and a little scared, but the music starts and you start singing with it and soon those glorious words of love begin to feel real and you can feel the love around you and there…the bliss and joy and love start pouring through you, you eyes start to weep, you feel so blessed, you feel like a huge part of you that you never knew existed has suddenly come to life and its so beautiful. Then the kirtan ends and everyone does ardaas. The person leading the ardaas tells everyone that this is the time to ask for Guru’s guidance and that the hukamnama that will come after will contain Guruji’s answer. You beg for some guidance and wisdom in your life and then when they read out the hukamnama, its explained in English as well and you can see that your Guru heard your pleas and he blessed you. You feel full of tears and hopes and love and bliss. Suddenly Guru Granth Sahib ji feels like your Guru and it can respond to you. When you bow to Guru Granth sahib ji now, you feel so thankful, so blessed and when your forehead touches the ground, you feel a profound desire to throw yourself at your Guru’s feet, to give yourself to Guru. A relationship of servant and master, of teacher and disciples has just been born.
When you go downstairs to langar, you pop into the library and see lots of books on Sikh spirituality, and posters for courses in Punjabi, in kirtan, tabla, and also an introductory course in Sikhi. You sign up for those times that fit, wanting to learn more and then you’re told there is also a Sunday darbar and a longer monthly darbar where there will be such kirtan and katha. You borrow a book for the course. You then see that there is a big seva board up. You can see that there are langar runs to the homeless, an actual homeless shelter that the Gurdwara runs, drug counselling, a small medical centre, women’s shelter, volunteers places abroad with charities, education for people to improve IT and English skills, opportunities if you want to help kids study in evenings and also classes on self-defence at the Gurdwara gym where you can work out too. You can see so many people getting involved with the Gurdwara, doing seva of society. You can feel the buzz in the Gurdwara and it’s infectious, you can see so many non-punjabis who are involved in learning about Sikhi and doing Seva. You don’t know where you are, you feel like you’ve just been transported to planet SachKhand. Through the Guru’s door you walked, not knowing what joy you were to receive…..”
Guru Piarey jio, if the vision above inspired you, ask yourself why isn’t every Gurdwara like this? Our next post will be our most ambitious. May Vaheguru bless the panth and the panth sing of Vaheguru."
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Our Kakaar including Kirpan are a gift from Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee and should be kept with care. So regarding your Kirpan, I think a few scratches are no big deal but you should try and clean it regularly to stop it from rusting.
This is a good way about it. Get yourself an empty fairy bottle or something similar. Fill it with about 2 inches of citric acid and fill the rest to the top with 50% fairy and 50% water. Give it a good shake before you use it and this will work wonders cleaning your Sarbloh items like your Sri Sahib. You only need a little bit each time so this will last you ages. For regular cleaning, a kitchen sponge will be fine, for more rusted items, you may need to soak the items and some fine steel wool works well.
We've actually had a few questions come through on SikhiStore taking care of Sarbloh items like Kirpans and Bata etc so we should be putting up some more detailed information on our website soon about how to clean and take care of these items.
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Updated to show this weeks deal. Don't miss out!
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Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh...
Starting this week we will be having a deal of the week where we will offer the Sangat a discount on SikhiStore items. We'll be posting updates here to keep the Sangat informed.
This Weeks Deal Of The Week: 20% of our Black Mal Mal Turbans!
(Updated: 15th May)
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Womens/Singhni Choley have slightly more of a shape to the upper body requiring shoulder, chest and waist measurements when ordering whereas a Mens/Singhs Chola only requires shoulder and chest measurements.
Womens/Singhni Choley also come with a pyjamee as standard whereas with Mens/Singhs Chola a pyjama or pyjamee is optional.
If your looking to order, we sell them at: http://www.sikhistore.com/products/clothing/
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Woah... Never knew that
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We also do Nihang and Taksali Choley @ www.sikhistore.com/products/clothing/
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Surprised that nobody seems to be talking about this, looks like it should be some really good coverage for us:
The Story of The Turban - Showing on BBC One, Thursday 12th April @ 11.20pm
In September 2011, Sikhs from all over Britain gathered in Parliament Square to protest. The focus of their concern was the turban. Since the terrorist attacks of the 21st century Sikhs believe their turbans have singled them out for discrimination. In a case of mistaken identity the Sikhs claim they've been wrongly regarded as religious terrorists and subjected to increased airport security searches.
This documentary traces the history of the turban in the Sikh religion, from its roots in Moghul India, through the battlefields of Europe, to the fight for British Sikhs to wear it without fear. It reveals that the turban is a crucial symbol of the Sikh faith - one that Sikhs will even risk their lives for.
More info: http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b01g6gf1
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WHAT U GUYS THINK ABOUT THAT
I DONT THINK SIKH CHANNEL COVERING IT. THEY SHOULD BE QUESTION SANT BABA BALJIT SINGH DADUWAL WALE.
I think that maybe everything is not as black and white as you think.
I can mention a bit regarding Bhai Gurmukh Singh Jee (Head Granthi of Akal Takht). The same video and description on Youtube mentions Bhai Gurmukh Singh Jee offering Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur a mansion and asking her to take a website down.
When Bhai Gurmukh Singh Jee along with Akal Takht Jathedaar Jee went to see Bhai Balwant Singh Jee Rajoana, he asked them to build Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur a house as she sold hers to help pay pay his legal fees. Bhai Gurmukh Singh thought as Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur had done such a great deed, rather than just build her another normal house, they would build her a mansion (big nice house) instead.
Regarding the website, we have recordings from just a couple of days ago where Bhai Gurmukh Singh Jee was on stage and during his Katha, told the Sangat about the website, read out its address and asked Sangat to go onto it. Why would they do this if they wanted it offline?
Just a warning - some things mentioned by Bibi Kamaldeep Kaur or wriiten in that video description that are 'supposed' to have happened just don't add up.
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Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh...
Bhai Sahib Bhai Balwant Singh Jee asked for Sikhs to proudly hoist the kesri Nishaan Sahib at their houses. Beanti to the Sangat from us is if you have managed to pa-kaa Bhai Sahibs bachan then please post your photos here, add them to facebook and tag SikhiStoreUK in them or email them to us at: NishaanSahib@SikhiStore.com and the idea is that a collection of these photos will be handed over to Bhai Sahib, or his family who can take them in to show Bhai Sahib.
Thanks,
SikhiStore
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According to my telephone call to HM Revenue and Customs (who inspect items coming and going from the UK) and later confirmed by email:
Further to your e-mail enquiry regarding the importation of ceremonial swords from India.
Metal sword blades of a length in excess of 50cm are not permitted to be imported in to the UK. In addition, flick and gravity knives, butterfly knives, push daggers, belt-buckle knives, death stars, swordsticks, stealth (non-metallic) knives, knives disguised as everyday objects are all prohibited from being brought in to the UK.
However, there are some exceptions to this ruling.
If documentary evidence of the following can be provided the sword might be permitted:
A) The weapon in question was made before 1954 or was made at any other time according to traditional methods of making swords by hand.
B) For the purpose only of making the weapon available for a sporting activity for which public liability insurance is held in relation to liabilities to third parties arising from or in connection with the organisation and holding of such an activity. ?Sporting activity? means the practising of a sport (martial arts) which requires the use of a sword with a curved blade of 50 centimetres or over in length. ?Insurance? means a contract of insurance or other arrangement made for the purpose of indemnifying a person or persons named in the contract or under the arrangement. ?Third parties? includes participants in, and spectators of, a permitted activity and members of the public.
You as the Importer will need to qualify for either defence A or defence B above in order to import a curved blade sword 50cms or more in length.
Crucially, you will need to provide documentation evidencing one of the defences above.
Where defences cannot be evidenced the sword would be seized.
If your items fall into one of the categories above and can be imported into the UK then please note all items imported into the UK from outside the EU the goods will attract customs duty at the appropriate % duty rate for each item and VAT at the standard rate of 20%.
So someone may send it but whether you recieve it in the UK is another matter. HM Revenue and Customs were quite clear on the telephone that anything over 50cms (around 20 inches) would be seized upon entering the UK and would only be released if documentation evidencing why an exception.should be granted is supplied and accepted.
Also note, customs tax and VAT are payable by the recepient, not by the sender.
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VJKK VJKF MrKhalsa007... We mentioned earlier in this topic also but we are unable to sell Kirpans bigger than 20 inches as the UK does not allow importing of curved blades bigger than this size. Sorry.
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By beanti from fellow Gursikhs here and by email, we stopped selling Sarbloh Rust Free Bata and have now just added:
and we already had
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Lots of new products added including:
And much much more... with some more bits to come later too. Keep up to date by following us on Twitter or Facebook:
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Amazing post! Thank you...
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Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh...
A BIG Happy New Year to all the Sangat! Today marks the first day of the Sikh calendar and to celebrate we are giving all our customers 10% off all products until Sunday! Just Insert happynewyear as a voucher code when ordering. Don't miss out!!
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Best Website For Sikh Books?
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We are adding more books to our website over the next couple of days, including Se Kinehiya and Autobiography of Bhai Randhir Singh so feel free to check there too...
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