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My dear brothers and sisters, I need help. I am going to Sri Anandpur Sahib next week. Now I have heard that on the way to Sri Anandpur Sahib there is a village called Mohiwal, where Audti Bhai Kanhaiya Gurdwara Sahib Ji is situated. Now can someone advise, is this Gurdwara dedicated to Bhai Sahib name, or is this a Gurdwara established by Bhai Sahib himself. I have googled to find out, and so far I am not getting anywhere with my search. So if anyone can just elaborate on my post please. Thank you very much ji and god bless you xx

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Anyone know what happened? What was the cause? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gupQ2p6edA

Gurdwara or Guru ghar ?, because of late that's all i hear most sikhs saying Guru ghar , which implies it to be the home of the Guru only, but Gurdwara implies the dar of the Guru for everyone so actually our home, just a thought i have had for a please dont take this in a negative way, and this is not a criticism, just a question i have as i am still learning too. When i was a child we always said/heard Gurdwara, but now all i hear is Guru ghar.

With the historical "khuhi" (well) at a gurdwara in Kathmandu finally cleaned, efforts are now underway to restore the wooden structure of Gurdwara Nanak Math that has been raised on the site believed to be visited by the founder of Sikhism in 1516. The gurdwara is situated on the banks of the Vishnumati river. The Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust headed by Dubai-based businessman SP Singh Oberoi has undertaken the kar sewa of all the three gurdwaras in Nepal with the help of local Sikhs. Oberoi discovered the gurdwara structure during one of his Kathmandu visits. He took up the issue of its restoration with the Nepal Prime Minister in November last year. "We have been carrying out the kar sewa of a 27-ft deep historical well in another gurdwara. Interestingly, after cleaning, inscriptions of Mool Mantra surfaced on the walls of the well in one of the three gurdwaras in Kathmandu," he claimed. "The Nepal Prime Minister has assured us all possible help towards the ongoing restoration of the structure. He would be looking into possibilities of retrieving the shrine's vacant land," said Oberoi. He said the trust headed by him was had also undertaken the construction of a langar hall (community kitchen) in the gurdwara premises as well as that of 100-room inn for Sikh pilgrims. About the shrine Guru Nanak Dev is belived to have visited Kathmandu in 1516 on his way back from Tibet He stayed at a place that was later named as Gurdwara Nanak Math It was earlier known as Sangat Bari, Charbaksh Sthan and Sankha Bari The then King of Nepal donated 200 acres of land in Guru Nanak's honour Now only five acres of land remains There are three gurdwaras in Kathmandu run by mahants from Varanasi and Punjab

WJKK WJKF!! In a few weeks I'm going to New Jersey and I will be staying in a hotel in Secaucus New Jersey. Since this is my first time there I want to go to a couple of Gurdwaras. What Gurdwaras are near Secaucus?? It could be ny or nj but we don't have a ride so we have to taxi it everywhere.

Admin, New topic was started yesterday by me it was deleted, Just want to know was this the reason. After that the same article was posted in topic "In gareeb Sikhan ko deu patshiaan -part2" the post is also not showing there. It was not a link but a report with picture of the article.

I wanted to bring this to the sangats attention about a great facebook page showing the old historical gurdwaras in pakistan that are in very bad shape and need renovation. They are working to preserve these gurdwaras. Hope people will check out the beautiful pictures and support them Waheguru. Save the Historical Gurdwaras

Armed men barged into a Gurudwara in California city and took away the money from a donation box kept inside the complex, police said. According to the local Livingston police in California, three robbers entered the Gurudwara through the front door early Sunday morning. One of the men was armed with a gun, while another with a knife. The third robber was unarmed. The three men took a few thousand dollars from a donation box and left through a side door, joining two other men who were waiting outside, local newspaper Merced Sunstar quoted police as saying yesterday. North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) president Satnam Singh Chahal also that the three men took money from the donation box and left through a side door. Police Chief Ruben Chavez said all of the men were wearing hooded jackets or sweatshirts, concealing their identities. Police are searching for three unidentified men. Chavez said while money has been stolen from the donation box before, it's the first robbery that he knows of at the Gurudwara. "This is more brazen because they did come in armed. Obviously it's someone who knew the temple because they knew where to go," he was quoted as saying. "We're looking at different angles, and we will do our best to get to the bottom of it. We really want to identify who they are," Chavez said. Sikhs make up nearly 20 per cent of Livingston's population. In August, a Wisconsin shooting rampage at a Sikh Gurudwara left seven people dead. Mayor Pro Tem Gurpal Samra, who worships at both of the city's Sikh Gurudwaras, classified Sunday's robbery as "very disturbing." "I was in Fresno when I got the call," Samra said. "The first thing that flashed in my mind was Wisconsin, right away." The Wisconsin incident was one of the reasons officials at the temple had surveillance cameras installed, said Narinder Dola, vice president of the temple. Three person, including a woman, were present inside the Gurudwara at the time of incident. Dola was glad those inside the Gurudwara didn't confront the robbers. "I think they did the smart move, they didn't do anything, they just kept quiet."

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh A Urgent Panthic meeting has been called in regards to the destruction of a Gurdwara Sahib in India by the Anti Sikh sect 'Radha Soami'. Meeting at Guru Har Rai Gurdwara Sahib, High Street, West Bromwich on Sunday 15th July at 6pm. Please attend and forward to similar Panthic thinkers. FAO: Sikh Youth, Jathebandian and Gurdwara Committees. Expose this cancer of Radha Soami on Sikhi.

Gurfateh! Dass is a university student from London and has just published an article on the history of Sri Harmandar Sahib. It is the 6th article to be published as part of the 'Sikhi Explored' project. The writing style is targeted at Sikh Students and Sikh Youth, and gives them a detailed account of the sacrifices sikhs have made throughout the 18th and 19th centaury to protect Sri Darbar Sahib (as well as an overview of how it was constructed etc) Please check it out and share with other Sikhs. Website is www.kclsikhsoc.wordpress.com I'm confident all readers will learn at least something new, so do please read, regardless of your background knowledge. Forgive me for any mistakes, and feel free to leave comments or suggestions

Amrit Sanchar 24th December 2011 at 10am at Gurdwara Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (New Building) for further info contact - Bhai Gurraj Singh on 07807 471521

SANT DHADRIANWALE ANNOUNCES SOLUTION: STRICT ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO STOP BEADBI – SRI AKAL TAKHT SAHIB NEEDS TO ISSUE HUKAMNAMA 21st September 2011 In the most unfortunate circumstances, persistent Beadbi (sacrilege) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj continues to happen in villages and towns around India by various anti-Sikh miscreants. Be it the recent Beadbi of throwing 5 Saroops of Guru Sahib Ji down a well in Udhampur Nallan with bottles of alcohol and rubbish, or the burning of a Saroop in Uttar Pradesh. In the meanwhile, as a consequence, Panthic discussions across the world carry on in the hope to find solutions and take action to prevent any future incidents of sacrilege. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj is the only living and eternal Guru of the Sikhs. While those with love for the Khalsa Panth cannot sleep as Beadbi takes place, regrettably, the reality remains there is very little action the common Sikh with ‘Panthic Dharad’ around the world can take. The Sikh Nations Mahaan Parchaarak Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji Dhadrianwale has not only condemned this intolerable Beadbi, but outlined the most rational and only solution the Sikhs have for the long-term, in the current state of affairs, in order to prevent any further incidents of sacrilege from happening to Guru Sahib Ji in India. Furthermore, the solution proposed has been put into action immediately after its announcement. In what should be a joint-effort by every Sikh, Gurdwara Committee and Jathebandhi across the world (and not just in India), Sant Dhadrianwale have announced and initiated a Panthic lobby to influence the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to issue and implement a Hukamnama that will once and for all clarify the solution to this problem. This plan of action was suggested and launched on Wednesday 14th September 2011 at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Sedgley Street, Wolverhampton during the last Diwaan of Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji’s 2011 UK Visit for Gurmat Parchaar, which was attended by thousands of Sikhs across the UK and broadcast live on television that was watched by millions across Europe (and around the world on the internet). It would be a huge and almost impossible task for any individual Panthic Jathebandhi in India to make arrangements for the security of each and every Gurdwara Sahib nationwide, where in many cases there are 4-5 Gurdwara’s in a village and thousands of villages across the states of India. Sant Dhadrianwale have suggested that instead, a Hukamnama issued from Sri Akal Takht Sahib should make clear that in whichever city, town or village, in whichever Gurdwara Sahib a Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj is present, then the responsibility for the safety of Guru Sahib Ji should lie with the village ‘Panchayat’ and/or Gurdwara committee. If any Beadbi occurs, then the Panchayat and committee will be responsible and they will be summoned by the Panth to explain why Beadbi has occurred. Guarding of the Gurdwara Sahib and the security of Guru Sahib Ji within each village and city would need to be arranged, even if the village Panchayat and committee arrange it on a payroll basis. At present, almost every village of Punjab has security arranged each night to prevent foul behaviour, theft of buffaloes etc. If there are two exits to the village, both are guarded by a number of local village residents who work on a rota basis. Any cars passing through the village at night are stopped by these guards to ensure there is no unusual activity. Sant Dhadrianwale have said that if villages can be guarded in such a way, then members of each village can also guard the Gurdwara’s as well. Once this Hukamnama is issued, then members of the SGPC would need to visit each and every Gurdwara Sahib, one by one, to make sure it has been put into operation and 10-15 people are guarding the locality of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj. Sant Dhadrianwale said it would need to be stated and made clear that if local Sangat, Panchayats or Gurdwara Committees are not able to arrange the security for and uphold the Satkaar of Guru Sahib Ji, then the sacred Saroop should be with Sri Akal Takht Sahib without delay. Where Satkaar cannot be upheld and systems to prevent Beadbi from occurring cannot be put in place, then the King of Kings Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj should not have to reside at such places. Sant Dhadrianwale said that when Bhai Ranjit Singh Ji (as Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib) had issued the Hukamnama that no Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj should go to Marriage Palaces, that particular Beadbi ceased in India because people fear the supreme edicts of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and will obey them, be it from the inside or as show from the outside. When village Panchayats and Gurdwara Committees know they will be accountable to Sri Akal Takht Sahib if Beadbi occurs, then fortification around the locality of Guru Sahib Ji will certainly take place. The SGPC workers would quickly be able to visit Gurdwara’s in their areas to ensure this is in place at every location where Guru Sahib Ji is present. Sant Dhadrianwale said we can keep discussing and wasting time while further Beadbi could occur at any time, but action needs to be taken and this would be the most fast, immediate and only solution to this problem. In the current times, there would be no other practical solution. Sant Dhadrianwale have said these cases of Beadbi have turned into a play and joke for the anti-Sikh miscreants who orchestrate them. The Satkaar of Guru Sahib Ji is every Sikhs responsibility. Sant Dhadrianwale, at their last UK Gurmat Diwaan when suggesting this plan of action, made a humble request to all Sikhs, Gurdwara Committees and Panthic Organisations (who have done and continue to do a massive amount of selfless service for the Khalsa Panth) throughout the UK and Europe to send letters to the Sri Akal Takht Sahib Ji Jathedar and put pressure on him to issue and implement such a Hukamnama. Sant Dhadrianwale said upon their return to Punjab, starting at the Sangrand Diwaan at Gurdwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib, they would be announcing this plan of action on every stage during their continuous Gurmat and Amrit Parchaar Diwaans across India in order to ensure this Hukamnama is issued as soon as possible over the coming few months. After this announcement by Sant Dhadrianwale on 14th September 2011 in the UK, it has now officially been put into action in India and launched during the 17th September 2011 Sangarand Samagam from Gurdwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib at which around 70,000 people were in attendance. An appeal has been made to every Panthic organisation in India and around the world to write to the Akal Takht Jathedar in their own capacity and support the release of such a Hukamnama. During the Sangrand Samagam, Sant Dhadrianwale have made it clear that the Sikh nation will never sit down and tolerate such Beadbi. They said strict action must be taken to stop Beadbi of Guru Sahib Ji from happening in the future. It must be noted that Sant Dhadrianwale has no link with the Sant Samaj in its alliance with the Akali Dal and neither have Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji got involved in any discussions with any of the political parties of Punjab to benefit from any such alliance in the SGPC elections. Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji Dhadrianwale continue independently in their primary mission of Gurmat Parchaar and Amrit Sanchaar to the Sikh masses. Also listen to following Diwaan (Wednesday 14th September 2011, Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Sedgley Street, Wolverhampton): (In particular, see from 1:17:00 to 1:23:30 for some info about this news item)