Info Needed On Diwali At Golden Temple

[sunny_love_kirtan]

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Can i just say that we don't celebrate "diwali" at golden temple we celebrate bandhichor. Diwali is a hindu festival

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dIvwlI dI rwq dIvy bwlIAin]

dheevaalee dhee raath dheevae baaleeani||

Lamps are lighted in the night of divali festival;

qwry jwq snwq AMbr BwlIAin]

thaarae jaath sanaath a(n)bar bhaaleeani||

Stars of different variety appear in the sky;

PulW dI bwgwq cux cux cwlIAin]

fulaa(n) dhee baagaath chun chun chaaleeani||

In the gardens the flowers are there which are selectively plucked;

qIriQ jwqI jwq nYx inhwlIAin]

theerathh jaathee jaath nain nihaaleeani||

The pilgrims going to pilgrimage centres are also seen.

hir cMdurI Jwq vswie aucwlIAin]

har cha(n)dhuree jhaath vasaae ouchaaleeani||

The imaginary habitats have been seen coming into being and vanishing.

gurmuK suKPl dwq Sbd smHwlIAin ]ö]

guramukh sukhafal dhaath shabadh samhaaleean ||a||

All these are momentary, but the gurmukhs with the help of the Word nourish the gift of the pleasure fruit.

bhai gurdas ji call it diwali

diwali juz means " a row or lamps"

bandhichor is also right but dnt think that diwali is only associated with hinduism or ram chandar ji

[Pakandi baba]

Whats does your blood do when you hear Hari Mandir Saheb., Since you dont like Idea of temple , Mandir is also another name for Temple. So stop reacting on words like Temple etc.

It's the duty of the Sikh to rectify any mistakes.....

Bandi Chhor Diwas (Diwali) is the anniversary of Guru Hargobind ji being released from the prison at Gwalior Fort. In was on this day in 1619 A D. The kind Guru ji refused to leave the fort of his own and demanded release of other 52 Hindu Rajas. The Moghuls being the cunning rulers they were, decided on a compromise. They said all the Maharajas that can hold onto your Chowla (gown) could walk out free along side you. The Sikhs smartly made a special Chowla with 50 long strips and all the prisoners walked free. Guru Hargobind ji is known as Bandhi Chhor because the imprisoned ones (Bandhi) were released (Chhor) by Him. Upon their return to Amritsar grand celebrations were held. Harmandir Sahib ji (Golden Temple) was illuminated and fireworks were displayed. Gurbani Kirtan (Hymns) and prayers were performed.

Guru ji was always prepared to sacrifice his own freedom for the sake of other innocent people. Once Guru ji was accompanying Jahangir, then, a tiger attacked Jahangir. He fired all his shots/arrows but missed attacking on tiger. His accompanying officers failed to respond to his distress call. Brave Guru ji got off His horse and put the tiger to rest with His sword. This incident made Jahangir feel obliged to Guru ji for having saved his life and he began to repent for the sin he had committed by ordering assassination of Guru Arjun Dev ji (Guru ji's father). He visited Guru ji's mother, Mata Ganga ji and apologized for the cruelty. Guru ji demonstrated the extreme and difficult virtue of "forgiveness" when He saved Jahangir's life from an attacking tiger, despite all the hostility and the awful act of ordering assassination of the 5th Guru, Guru Arjun dev ji with an excuse that the latter was a threat to Islam.