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The above will also be added. This topic is getting quite a few hits so if people want to place their posters in here, feel free!!!

new poster with leeds nagar keertan added. if anyone else wants therie stuff advertised then contact us.

http://gsghks.org.uk/kirtan.htm

Young Singh's article on yesterday: http://www.sikhroots.com/index.php?option=...5&Itemid=99

Yesterdays stuff can be found in this thread: http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=35809&hl=

VJKK VJKF, As promised some of the amazing pictures from yesterday are now online. There was an estimated 60,000 people at event yesterday. Have a look at all of them here: http://www.sikhroots.net/photos/2008/0406V...ertan_Southall/ All the videos and an article from a very young gursikh will be online later today. After the event Bhai Harjinder Singh was also doing Keertan at Park Avenue Gurdwara, Southall. We managed to get some pictures and recordings. Recordings will also be up later on but here's some pictures to wet your appetite. All pictures can be found here: http://sikhroots.net/photos/2008/0406BhaiH...Singh_Southall/ All the other stuff will be found in this thread later on today. Hope you enjoy it, VJKK VJKF, SikhRoots.com Team!

^^That event as the others mentioned above will be added as we take off several events which have happened this week. Thanks a lot.

Nagar Keertan was awesome! Also Bhai Harjinder Singh was really good and pictures from both will be up soon

Just to let everyone know. Tommorow is the Southall Nagar Keertan so please try and attend... The programme actually starts at 11 and ends at 4. It will start at 11 from Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabbha (Big one) to Park Avenue Gurdwara where the nagar keertan will end. At 4pm Bhai Harjinder Singh jee will be doing keertan till 5pm and then will be staying in southall till later tonight. All the stuff will be online on SikhRoots.com later tommorow night. If anyone wants further info please PM us or contact us at info@sikhroots.com SikhRoots.com Team

It's on the poster thnx.

Thanks for letting us...will add that to it asap.

Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh. As there are so many different events happening around the country during this period of time we have decided to make a poster of all of them so the sangat can easily have a look at all of them without having to flick through different posts, threads or websites. We hope you can print copies of the poster and place them around UK Gurdwaras to grow awareness for the events happening. We hope you can correct us on any mistakes we have made on the poster and can provide feedback on it. If you want to advertise your Vaisakhi 08 event on here then plese PM us on this username or alternativley E-Mail us on info@sikhroots.com We wish all of you a happy Vasakhi. Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh! P.S Please check the rest of the thread for new posters and updates!

Well done paaji. Amazing stuff!!! Stay in chardi Kala!

Vaheguru jee ka Khalsa. Vaheguru jee kee Fateh. A very well done to the sevadars involved in creating such fantastic software. You really have single-handedly changed the way youth learn about Gurbani in the modern age and your contribution to the panth will always be praised. We have also added the software on the website so please do encourage people to download, use and train themselves on how to work the program so as much parchaar as possible can be done worldwide in Gurdwaras around the globe. http://www.sikhroots.com/index.php?option=...&Itemid=115 For a direct link, you can go to : http://www.sikhroots.com/sikhitothemax2setup.exe Vaheguru jee ka Khalsa. Vaheguru jee kee Fateh.

VJKK VJKF, We have just added 2 pretty old but inspirational albums now for downloading. They are now avaliable in Full to be download for free. Guru Nanak Sikh School Primary Album (featuring the amazing "Khalsa Ji ke Bol Bale" Track.): Click Here The Album "Keep On Walking" By Indi Kaur: Click Here Enjoy these two end of month gifts, Yours, SikhRoots.com Team.

There is this one but it is a studio recording... http://www.sikhroots.com/audio/Keertani%20...%20Meharvan.mp3

http://www.sikhroots.com/audio/Keertani%20...bind%20sura.mp3 http://www.sikhroots.com/audio/Collections...bind%20Sura.mp3

Interestingly, Derby Sikh Society appeals to more than just Sikhs. Anita is a Hindu girl who attends the Society meetings and events and, although belonging to the Hindu religion, she has come to learn more about Sikh and respect the tennents of the faith. We caught up with her to find out a bit about her and how she found her introduction to Sikhi. 1. Are you a proud Hindu? And have you learnt about Hinduism? Yes, I was born a Hindu and I am proud. I have learnt about Hinduism from my parents and at Hindi School. 2. Are you a devout Hindu? And are you eager to learn more about Hinduism? I wouldn’t say I am very religious, but I am interested to learn more. It is difficult to find someone to teach you more about it. 3. What do you think of the Hindu gods and goddesses? I have always believed that there is one god, but that god has different forms. 4. What got you interested in Sikhism? A few of my friends at university wanted to join the Sikh Society. I just went along with them to the first lecture. After the first lecture I became really interested and wanted to know more. 5. What in the first lecture interested you? To be honest I didn’t know anything about Sikhism at all. I just thought it was about appearances, not cutting your hair and covering your head. I had expected a typical religious lecture where people sit and listen to someone preaching about religion. Sikh Society was not like that at all. The people were really friendly and we were taught in small groups so we could truly learn about Sikhism and ask questions without feeling intimidated. I learnt so much in the first lecture about how Sikhism was formed and how it came about after other religions such as Hinduism, Christianity and Islam. All of the lectures were linked so it all made perfect sense, there was a reason and proof for everything. 6. From learning about Sikhism what has interested you the most? The lecture on death interested me the most. I learnt what happens after death why Naam and Gurbani are so important. 7. Have you started Naam Simran and practising Gurbani? Yes, I first started Naam Simran and Gurbani with others at the Sikh Society lectures. I now know the Mool Mantra by heart and I do Naam Simran whenever I feel the need to. 8. Why is Amrit so important? Naam Simran and Gurbani help to discipline you and remove the vices within you. Taking Amrit removes all the bad karma from your present life and past lives. Amrit can immortalise the soul, giving the chance to be one with god. 9. Will you ever take Amrit? It is difficult to say if I will ever be disciplined enough to take Amrit. If I can become more disciplined through Naam Simran and Gurbani then I do hope to take Amrit one day. 10. Have you bowed in front of Guru Granth Sahib Ji and did you feel as though you were bowing to a true guru? Since learning about Sikhism, I have been to the Gurdwara many times and have always bowed in front of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. I now understand that Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the 11th living guru. The Sikh Society has given me a new perspective on religion and God. The Sikh Society was completely different to what I had expected. There are no typical religious lectures and no intimidating or ‘militant’ Sikhs who preach about their religion. It is a friendly society that welcomes all faiths. So if you truly want to learn about Sikhism and God then come along to the Sikh Society.

http://www.sikhroots.com/audio/standalone....amp;x=0&y=0

Were there no programmes anywhere to commemorate Gurpurab? :D

It depends on your definition of "Singh". Nowadays, there are cut-haired guys who drink, do drugs, have pre-marital sex, eat meat and everything else that a Sikh should not do (according to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji) yet they will still have "Singh" after their name. These people are "Singh" in name only - not "Singh" in its purest form. In Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the relationship between God and man has been poetically described using the relationship between the Husband Lord (Vaheguru) and His bride (human beings)... there is no relation described between the Husband Lord and His groom. http://www.sikhitothemax.com/Page.asp?Sour...95&Format=2 This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 356 Aasaa, First Mehla: I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue. My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1|| In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord? My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||Pause|| With hope and desire, I approach His Bed, but I do not know whether He will be pleased with me or not. ||2|| How do I know what will happen to me, O my mother? Without the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, I cannot survive. ||1||Pause|| I have not tasted His Love, and my thirst is not quenched. My beautiful youth has run away, and now I, the soul-bride, repent and regret. ||3|| Even now, I am held by hope and desire. I am depressed; I have no hope at all. ||1||Pause|| She overcomes her egotism, and adorns herself; the Husband Lord now ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride on His Bed. ||4|| Then, O Nanak, the bride becomes pleasing to the Mind of her Husband Lord; she sheds her self-conceit, and is absorbed in her Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||26||

http://www.sikhroots.com/audio/standalone....h+%28Prayers%29

India of Gods and Men - a documentary on the Nihangs in India. This video has been edited slightly in acccordance with Gurmat as there were one or two things incorrect. http://www.sikhroots.net/video/News%20l%20...Documentary.wmv

You can also go here http://www.sikhroots.com/audio/Keertani%20...uary%202008.mp3 where the size of the file has been reduced for download.