Sikh For A (wedding) Day! Sikhs Taking The Mickey!

[Jai Tegang!]

We can't change the situation by banning them. Atleast the stuble looks a bit more presentbale with a turban than a completly shaven face.

Lets face it, hardly anyone will full out keep their kesh just to get married; they'll start getting civil marriages. We might also get wedding-chapel style gurdwaras being built.

My suggeston is that we have a madatory one-on-one session with the couple and the Granthi Singh or other knwoledgable Sikh frm the sangat where the importance of True Rehit is explained, Sikhi priciples are explained, the maning of Lavan, the significane of walking around maharaj ji, bowing our heads to Guruji, etc.

Explain the importance of raising Gursikh children, keeping their kesh.

For many people this personal approach will have a long term affect. even if they don't keep kesh right away, perhaps it will keep ticking in the back of their minds after their wedding. It might help them remain connected to the Gurdwara, and over time they might slowly come back into sikhi.

In the least, they'll for sure have more reverence for the wedding ceremony.

But we have to be gentle with our approach. You can only change with love.

[Starsingh]

So BASICALLY what everyoen here is syaing is this :

1. NO ONE LIKES IT ADN AGREES TIS WRONG

2. NO ONE THINKS ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, OR WIL BE DONE, SO GIVE UP! :hit

[GuruManeyoGranth]

Re Jai Tegang's comments - we tried setting up a one-on-one with the wedding couple in our local Gurdwara, to explain the Anand Kaaraj ceremony's spiritual significance, etc., but the problem was that the wedding couple's parents get irritated and annoyed, and because these people are part of local Sangat, the elders in our Gurdwara do not wish to antagonise them from their ongoing Seva. It's real Catch-22 situation.

No-one's giving up - the points made by Starsingh are very valid, though we have to find constructive and novel ways of educating the Sangat. What could these be? Please contribute with your ideas.

Waheguroo

[Starsingh]

Gurumaneo granth said ;

No-one's giving up - the points made by Starsingh are very valid, though we have to find constructive and novel ways of educating the Sangat. What could these be? Please contribute with your ideas.

what are ur ideas then?

1. The only solution is to ay that anyoen who does not have a full lenght beard adn kesh can not get married in the gurdwara.

2. If sum1 u know has cuit hair and tries to take the mick by growing a stubble fro a wedding u shud report it on here, and tell the committee or an organisation liek respect fo guru granth sahib campaign as thsi is direct disrespect

[HSD*^]

So BASICALLY what everyoen here is syaing is this :

1. NO ONE LIKES IT ADN AGREES TIS WRONG

2. NO ONE THINKS ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT, OR WIL BE DONE, SO GIVE UP! :hit

Welcome to the 21st century Khalsa.

[Starsingh]

i am begining to think ur right!

[torontosikh]

-completely agree with the original post.

-we understand that these people would like to get married in Sikh way and their daily life style is different from Sikh values.

But they can atleast stay in the Sikhi sarrop for that one day atleast. There is no need to shave after Anand Karaj, atleast stay in PUG all day and then you can go back to your normal life style next day.

-It's so pathetic when you see the Groom in PUG at Anand Karaj and then you see him clean shaven before entering the marriage palace with (In Punjab).

[Guroo Guroo Jaap]

LOL! My dad iz da main "geeza" who ties the "inida style" pag on all these moneh around here on their wedding day!! Its quite funny coz they complain bout it giving them a headache!

[+Singh_is_King+]

LOL! My dad iz da main "geeza" who ties the "inida style" pag on all these moneh around here on their wedding day!! Its quite funny coz they complain bout it giving them a headache!

I've made a pagh for a couple of monae quite niavely ! Never again, no Singh with the Suroop of the Khalsa can treat it like a gimmick or some sort of theatherical prop.

Singhs should be discouraged from doing this type of nonsense. Certainly, there will always be someone to do it, perhaps some committeewala as it is a major revenue earner for Gurdwarae.

Its just one big juloooos ! I have Roman Catholic friends and they have to be interviewed by the Priest on whether they are worthy to get married, given courses on conflict management/ budgeting, spiritual element of a christan marriageetc. Sikhs need to do the same !

The Ananad Karaj is just as seeen as the formal event/ for the parents/ traditional wedding.

I aint a hat maker and will never make a hat/ topi/ head covering for a mona so they can do the 'traditional wedding'. I urge all Sikhs with the Suroop to do the same.....

[caveman]

2. If sum1 u know has cuit hair and tries to take the mick by growing a stubble fro a wedding u shud report it on here, and tell the committee or an organisation liek respect fo guru granth sahib campaign as thsi is direct disrespect

the committees are just as bad, some are corrupt, some drink, eat meat. I once saw a committee member in his garden with lamb on his BBQ and a can of fosters in his hand