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Why earrings?

Is the above text in sukha singh's gurbilas?

I could not find it's pdf online. Can anyone find if "raj bina nahin dharam challe hai, dharam bina sab dalle malle hai" is from this granth and if yes, what verse no. Thanks

dallysingh101 veerji What do u say about Sahib Singh Bhangi? He could hv easily lived in a big mansion but he lived in a small poor house.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh had a huge heart. He was a very very special soul.The European officers of Maharaja Ranjit Singh lived in grandeur. Every one of them had a large kothi or bungalow. Baron Charles Hugel, who had an opportunity to visit the house of the European officers Allard and Ventura in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, thus talks about the style of their houses as: “Their house combined the splendour of the East with the comfort of a European residence. On the walls of the entrance hall, before the range of pillars on the first storey, was portrayed the reception of the two French officers at the court of Ranjit Singh, consisting of many thousand figures. The second room is adorned with a profusion of small mirrors in gilt frames, which have an excellent effect, the third is a large hall, extending the entire width of the house, and terminating in the sleeping apartment. At a short distance behind the house stands an ancient tomb, crowned with a lofty dome. Carpets brought from Kashmir and Kabul were spread, hangings of silk and brocade, pictures and filling of looking glasses to increase the beauty in the night when lights were lit, was done. Portraits adorned rooms with a profusion of small mirrors and gilt frame".

Such are the Siques, the terror and plague of this part of India, a nation and power well calculated for doing mischief and encouraging rebellion in the zemindars or cultiva-tors, who often follow steps at first with a view of saving themselves and afterwards from the pleasure of independence, and indeed it is that which makes them so troublesome, for they begin to have connections in almost all the parts they visit on their excursions, and if they are not attacked soon in their own proper provinces, it is much to be feared their tenets and manners will be adopted by all the zemindars of the soubah of Delhi and part of Agra. It is, however, imagined that so soon as Najjaf Khan is clear of the Matchery Rajah, he means to turn all his forces towards the Siques, and at least to drive them from this side of Sirhind, which he may I think easily do, though perhaps it would not be safe for him to go farther, except Timur Shah should on his side attack them also aerose the Attek, then indeed and by remaining a few years in the centre of their country they might be effectually reduced. Taken from page no. 64 of Ganda Singh's book 'Early European Accounts of the Sikhs' which can be downloaded at http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=3278&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=

Just see how the fuddu goraa calls Maharaja ugly... Maharaja had his flaws but he was a very special soul. These goraas were jealous..

https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/sikh-scriptures-and-literature/writings-by-non-sikhs-on-sikhs-and-punjab/sri-fateh-singh-pratap-prabhakar/ Ram sukh rao provides some fascinating insights into the life style of the ruling class of early 19th century. According to him, nobles lived in forts like havelis or mansions. Ram Sikh Rao had an interesting comment on the house of Sahib Singh Bhangi. He says that it was like the house of the poor (gharibon-ke-kothe) without any of the features generally associated with the residences of the aristocracy. Even the big zamindars constructed their houses along with underground chambers (tah-khanas) or (sard-khanas)

Baron Charles Hugel, narrates the celebration of holi at Lahore in March, 1836, as follows: “A quantity of singhara meal dyed yellow, green, red and blue mixed up with little pieces of gold and silver tinsel, a number of large pots of water dyed with the same colours and little water-engines being set near. Everyone appears in white garments, and the festival commences by the dancing girls sitting down, and breaking forth into a song in honour of the feast. The baskets of coloured meal are then introduced and thin glass balls full of singhara powder, are distributed to the assembly which they throw on each other and being broken with the slightest force discharge their contents on the white dresses, and stain them. Like all games of this description, these being gently, but soon assume a rougher aspect, each player seizing as many balls as he can, and flinging them at one another, when the glass balls are exhausted, they take the coloured meal, first, as much as the fingers can hold then by handfuls, and at last they empty the baskets over each other’s heads, covering the whole person. The dirtiest part of the entertainment consists in the sprinkling with coloured waters.

Jacquemont observed that, the Akalis were dressed in the blue and armed with swords, bows, spears or matchlocks. The base of their turban was surrounded with a steel ring

Commenting on the dress of infantry Jacquemont observed that they dressed in tight white trousers, a white jacket and little blue turban. In winter they wore a uniform of red cloth like the British sepoys.

Veerji why did sikh soldiery started wearing red jackets in ur opinion?

http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=2892&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=W3GX&sbtsro=0 This granth is also available at amazon https://www.amazon.com/Ut-tawarikh-Important-Historical-Document-Maharaja/dp/8177700715 Also see https://www.sikhnationalarchives.com/book/umdat-ut-tawarikh_22815/

Veerji majority of my information is from this phd thesis https://archive.org/details/SocietyAndCultureOfThePunjab

Not sure why Brahmans were consulted to do worshipping of horse. Horse has always been dear to khalsa. Polier in 1780's writes: Though they make merry on the demise of any of their brethren.they mourn for the death of a horse, thus showing their love of an animal so necessary to them in their professional capacity.

Umdat ut tawarikh is a huge persian granth written in 5 volumes (called Daftars) by Lala Sohan Lal Suri who was the official chronicler, record keeper and diplomatic representative (Vakil) of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors and even British Residents after the annexation of Punjab. Suri writes: In 1830, all the chieftains and Sardars enthusiastically engaged themselves in the preparation of their garments for the dussehra day.Celebrations of dussehra were begun by worshiping of horse, cannon and sword according to the advice of the Brahmans.The Maharaja then visited Harmandir Sahib, took sacred bath, made prostration and offered large sums of money as ardas in different bungas and other places. The poor and needy shared his bounty, as the Maharaja showered money with both hands.

The reason we see sikh soldiery wearing red jackets and other stuff is due to the below: H.L.O Garrett in 1935 wrote 'The Punjab a Hundred Years Ago' in which he edited and translated the works of V.Jacquemont (1831) & A. Soltykoff (1842). Jacquemont observed that “Sikh cavalry clothed and armed in a uniform that was half French and half Sikh” Fauja Singh wrote 'military system of the sikhs' in 1964. He writes: Maharaja Ranjit Singh borrowed from the British not only the idea but also the pattern of their uniform, with a few adjustments necessitated by his circumstances.

Amazing photos

Osborne says Sikhs had a unique way of hunting wild hogs. It's written on page 182: At six o'clock mounted our elephants and proceeded to a jungle a few miles off, where I had promised to meet Sher Sing and have a few hours' wild hog and deer shooting. Found him waiting our arrival with an immense establishment of elephants. and we fell in with a great many wild hogs, some deer, and a few black partridges and hares. The Sihks have a curious way of catching the wild hog, which I never saw practised in any other part of India. They make a kind of snare of strong withys, and setting them in runs of the hogs, generally succeed in catching the finest boars, who, when once disturbed, rush blindly on, till brought up by these snares, when a man goes up, and generally at a single blow of his sword puts an end to them. We caught five and twenty in this manner in the course of a few hours.

Dark grey is wrong English translation below. Original text is 'surmaye' which means dark blue or deep blue. Daya Singh Rahit-nama Clothing should be dark grey, white, yellow, or green. Do not wear red clothing.

Bhai jaita ji Do not wear sooha(red) clothes

Bhai Nand Lal ji's tankhanama One who wears red and takes snuff, Gobind Singh says, he will be punished by the Yama

Amazing!!! No words Thanks for sharing

Red clothing is prohibited in 1.bhai nand lal ji's tankhanama 2. Bhai Daya Singh Rahitnama 3. Bhai jaita ji's Sri gur katha

Osborne's book can be downloaded at https://archive.org/details/courtcampofrunje00osboiala Below is on page 167 1. 26th June.—This morning, at sunrise, ordered our elephants, and went out to try and relieve the monotony of our life by a few hours' shooting. Proceeded straight to arumna, or preserve, of the Maharajah's, which we supposed to abound in wild hog, hares, and black partridges. The Sihks, incontradiction to the religious tenets of most of the other castes in India, are very fond of pork, and Runjeet cultivates grain and sugar- cane round this preserve for the wild hog who frequent it to feed upon. Beef is as much a forbidden food in the Punjab as pork is in Hindostan to the natives ; and to kill a cow across the Sutlege would subject the perpe-trator of the deed to almost certain death.We found a considerable quantity of wild hog, and a few black partridges, in the rumna, and had altogether two hours' verytolerable shooting. below is on page 115 2. In less than five minutes, we found ourselves seated ongolden chairs opposite Runjeet, who re- mained in his litter supported on the bearers' shoulders. Five minutes more sufficed to produce breakfast. Runjeet's table was formed by one of his servants standing up close to his litter with his back towards him, and then stooping till hisshoulders were on a level with its floor. A tray containing different sorts of curry, rice,sweetmeats, and milk, was then placed uponthe man's shoulders; and the Maharajah commenced his breakfast with an appa-rently good appetite. The different eatables were served up in the nicest and coolestlittle vessels possible, about the size of tea-cups, made of fresh green leaves, so closely sewn together as to be capable of retaining liquids, and beautifully cool and clean. Atray was brought to McGregor and myself,upon each of which was arranged about sixof these little cups, containing different sorts of curry, rice, curds, and some re- markably fat quails, with all the bones taken out, and highly spiced and seasoned.We set to work with our fingers, (following our host's example,) and though from want of practice not quite so expert, contrived tomake a very hearty breakfast, which we wound up with a delicious draught of iced sherbet.