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Gurdwara Garland sangat swears by true Nanakshahi
Harjit Singh Dhesi

DALLAS: Sangat of Greater Dallas area celebrated the Gurpurab of the tenth Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh, with enthusiasm at the Sikh Temple Garland. Bhog of Sri Akhand Path Sahib were performed and the Palki was taken around the parikarma. Sewa of Nishan Sahib was also performed.

Bibi Rupinder Kaur did kirtan of the compositions of Guru Gobind Singh.

Students of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Khalsa School in kesri and white turbans and dupattas add a Khalsa touch to the entire celebrations.

Giani Panjab Singh did katha at the gurdwara and elaborated upon the life and times of the tenth master while Bhai Santokh Singh, Baljit Singh and Hardas Singh rendered some beautiful melodious keertan.

Gurdwara Sahib's management committee's secretary Surinder Singh Gill said the true tribute to such a great master will be that we all become Amritdhari by partaking the Amrit of Khanda and Bata that the Quom was blessed with in 1699.

Connecting some of the contemporary events in Punjab and elsewhere with the pattern of efforts by some anti-Panthic forces, he said the tactics being used by some Hindutva minded lobbies in diluting the unique Sikh identity were again at work. He termed the recent changes made in the Nanakshahi Calendar as part of such anti-Sikh efforts  and said this was nothing but an RSS agenda at work.

The sangat at the Diwan Hall vowed to stick to the earlier Nanakshahi Calendar and rejected all changes. It also asked the panth's leaders to prevent any division in the ranks.

13 January 2010
 

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