Vaisakhi Open Air Celebrations 2008

[Azaad]

Council of Sikh Gurdwaras in Birmingham has started planning for Vaisakhi 2008. We require sewadaars for the open air celebrations in Handsworth Park on the 27th April 2008 especially in the Darbar Sahib, Shoe area and Langar Hall.

For more info or to volunteer contact:

Sukhi Singh 0785 225 1451

Kirat Raj Singh 0787 876 0899

Jagwant Singh 0794 749 2948

info@sikhcouncil.org.uk

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[singh_comradz]

bump...sticky please admin

[mophlrkb]

Has the issue of taking Maharaji to a such a dirty place been sorted out yet?

There is no way you will be able to control such acts like drinking and smoking within such a HUGE PUBLIC park?

I know there were some debates on here before about this, but isn't this just as much a Beadi as the countless Wedding Beadis we hear about?

Will Maharaji only be present for a short period of time to reduce any disrespect or will Maharaji saroop be there all day?

[The Godfather]

Im sure there was a petition to ban the event ?

[singh_1983]

isnt Guru Jis darbar the tent that Guru Ji is placed in and not the whole park!

for e.g just as much as u cant stop someone drinking/smoking in the park outsaide the tent - u cant stop someone drinking/smoking outside a Gurdwara!

[Azaad]

Has the issue of taking Maharaji to a such a dirty place been sorted out yet?

There is no way you will be able to control such acts like drinking and smoking within such a HUGE PUBLIC park?

I know there were some debates on here before about this, but isn't this just as much a Beadi as the countless Wedding Beadis we hear about?

Will Maharaji only be present for a short period of time to reduce any disrespect or will Maharaji saroop be there all day?

Handsworth Park is a alcohol free zone..police have the powers to confiscate alcohol all year round, not just the vaisakhi celebrations day..Smoking is also prohibited in the park on the day and from past experiences the police have willingly enforced this..Maharaj ji's Saroop will be present all day...For anyone who visited the darbar sahib last year, they must agree it was quite impressive..

Also Admin ji, sticky plz!!!!

[IKB]

Hi,

what does volunteering in the darbar sahib involve?

Imandeep

[Azaad]

Darbar Sahib Sewa will include pehradaar duty, helping the sangat matha tekh in orderly fashion (sorting out the lines) etc. The Darbar Sahib team may also ask you to give out degh or do chaur sahib...If ur interested, send us a pm and will hopefully get back to you with more details..

[mophlrkb]

Handsworth park is HUGE.....how can there be total control over alcohol and smoking within the park?

I'm not against the Celebration at all, but these issues always arise each year.

Just because Maharaji is placed within a tent...the surrounding area could be open to filth such as people drinking, unclean people, people swearing, people not realizing Maharaji's Saroop is in their locality.

Why is there a need to bring Maharaji's Saropp there anyway?

Why not just have the festival without Maharaji being present?

You wouldn't put your father or mother on a blanket in the middle of a filthy field would you? So why are we so lax when it comes to Maharajis Saroop in Handsworth Park, but we get all hoo-haa over somebody taking Maharaji to a wedding hall...?

You can imagine the scene though, lots of wannab'es Jai Kari'ng for the sake of it...lots of Khanda flags waving around, bhangra, possibly meat, people wandering around possibly showing their flesh, shouting, maybe smoking and drinking.....

Why do we even need Maharaji in the park?

[sikh_youth_uk]

ban the whole event.