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  16. bhog ceremony of jathedar tohra

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    Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

    Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

    any1 here say kirtan n bhog ceremony of jathedar tohra on last sunday. etc punjabi has live broadcasted da bhog ceremony for da whole day. there they had aranged diferent seating arrangements:@@ :umm: @ for ministers, v.i.p.s., western sikhs n for rest of sangat as there was parkash of dhan sri guru granth sahib jee .funny ting is aftr kirtan , they akalis start bashing on diferen political parties.is it alowed 2 hav diferen seat plans n 2 speak of anyting off sikhi(political speeches). :T: :T:

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  21. Do you watch TV?

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    Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

    Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

    daily i watch t.v. for 3-4 hours. mainly, for 2-3 hours i watch live broadcast keertan frm darbar sahib amritsar.also i watch som programes on discovery,natinal geographic n som news channel. :umm: :D

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  22. Amritsar's Khalsa Orphanage embodies Sikh concept

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    Sewa or selfless service for social welfare is at the heart of the Sikh faith.

    Embodying that principle is the Central Khalsa Orphanage here. The orphanage celebrated the completion of 100 years of service in November.

    Holding out a helping hand, bringing life on track, to children for whom the future looks distant and bleak, that's its credo. For its students, a new home enabling a new beginning... from the darkness of despair to a ray of hope for the future. Founded by the Chief Khalsa Diwan, a Sikh charitable trust, in 1904, the orphanage today is home to about 270 students, providing them not only with boarding and lodging, but an academic and cultural education.

    There are three separate hostels for orphans, blind and young inmates. Admission here is open to orphans, the needy and handicapped students below the age of 18, irrespective of caste, colour or creed. "I used to go for music classes. I also learn Gurubani there. During the day, we carry on our studies. I want to study further and become a priest at a gurudwara. My parents are very poor and I want to fulfil their dreams," says Mandeep Singh, a student. "I was not a Sikh by birth. I belong to Nepal. I have two brothers. Two of us are here. One is in Patiala. He had also studied here. I adopted the Sikh religion after I came here. The atmosphere here is such that a person automatically adapts himself to the Sikh faith," says Ravi another student.

    Blind students too are guided and trained to take on the challenges of the world. Through an academic education, so many avenues are opened for these kids, which otherwise were distant and forbidden. Many of these students having c

    ome here at an early age stay on, dedicating themselves to the service of the disabled and orphaned.

    Skhattar Singh, a teacher at the Central Khalsa Orphanage and himself a former student, says, "I was not blind by birth. I lost my sight at the age of fourteen. It was a big shock for me. My two elder brothers are already blind. After a couple of years my eldest brother was admitted here and I learnt from him that it would be beneficial for me to come and stay here. It was here that I passed my matriculation and graduated in instrumental music and studied further in the subject."

    Langars or community meals afford these students hygienic, wholesome food. The orphanage incurs an annual expenditure of about 175,000 dollars. People are eager to donate seeing the worthiness of the cause.

    Expenses and facilities for higher education are made available to all students aspiring for higher studies. "We try to ensure that the student at least clears his matriculation examination. If he has the ability, he is admitted to college. We have no shortage of funds. The student can also go for careers in medicine and engineering provided they clear the entrance examination. We bear all the required expenses," says Principal Bhan Singh Ankhi.

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