Security for Akhand Paaths - needed worldwide-Starting Smethwick

[ASinghKhalsa]

VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH!

As a result of continous attacks happening on our Guru, the Khalsa has decided to do the following.

(3 attacks have happened in the past week on Gurdwaras in India)

At Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib Smethwick, Singhs will be organising a pehredaar jatha (security team) which will operate on Akhand Paaths to protect Guru Ji and the sangat as attacks are rising as Kaljug is coming closer to its heights.

Any Sikh who wants to do seva on weekends at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Sahib Smethwick to protect Guru Ji should private message or post here. Any Sangat wanting Seva of other West Bromwich, Handsworth, Olbury or other local Gurdwara Sahib can contact here so we can sort out groups and shifts.

ALL Gurdwara Sahibs across the world now should start off pehras especially when Akhand Paaths are on as we do not want to see any more beadbi. End OF. Time to defend Khalsa style. Tyaar bar Tyaar.

VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH!

[Guest]

Akaal!

[Singh559]

AKAAAL

Great initiative Singho

[pedrorizzo]

Excellent idea. All of the major Gurughars in India also have guards with lathis and other shastar. It was guards such as these that fought off repeated mob attacks at Rakab Ganj Sahib and Sis Ganj Sahib in the1984 Dehli riots.

All Gurughars, no matter how small, should be well guarded.

Well done to the Singhs who are taking the initative in this respect.

[sanjsingh]

These things need to be done within the guidliness of UK law, the local police and authorities should be consulted if we fear any particular attack. We are good members of the community we pay our taxes respect the law and serve our society so the authorities also have a duty to protect its citizens.

[simran345]

Gr8 idea,

[Wicked Warrior]

In UK, I've seen sevadaars stand either side of the mat (before the golak where you matta tek) with full sized kirpans. Only ever seen this at Nanaksar during puranmashi. This is something we need 24/7 ideally but difficult to do logistically.

Would sevadars be allowed to stand at/by Gurdwara entrance holding shaster? General public might be alarmed and cause further security issues, but then if on Gurdwara grounds, might be permitted. Where else would you locate them?

[Consciousness]

The reason I believe there are attacks at gurdwarea is because the granth sahib saroop is not in larivaar. Only larivaar saroop is Guru; No one would dare to attack even the gurdwara because if guru sahib was in larivaar - shaheed singhs would look after everything. This is a sad state of the panth.

True Gurbani (larivaar) is Agam Agaadh Bodh.

Consciousness

[_singhni_]

Great idea and hopefully this seva will bring more sangat together

Bit off topic but what's "puranmashi"? Could someone please answer as iv heard of it but never found out what it was.

[Not2Cool2Argue]

puranmashi, is celebrated by those who go by the lunar calendar. Each cycle of the moon, from full to new, is half a month, so 2 cycles equal a month. And puranmashi marks the day of the full moon, and either the beginning/middle or end of a month.