Amritsar, Punjab: To rejuvenate the decades old sacred beris (trees) at the Golden Temple complex, the marble tiles near their roots would be removed to provide some breathing space to the trees. There are three beri trees, Ber Baba Budha ...
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Gurdwara Sukh Sagar – 1984 Sikh Genocide Billboard
New Westminster, BC, Canada: It is not everyday that you’re driving on the Queenbourgh Bridge and you see a large billboard with a Sikh man, laying on the ground, his turban knocked off his head and he is being brutally kicked by ...
Read More »Baptised Sikh children to get free education
Anandpur, Punjab: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will give free education up to Class 12 in its schools to Amridhari (baptised) Sikh children from baptised families. This decision came on Wednesday during a meeting of the SGPC’s executive committee ...
Read More »Wisconsin Sikhs plan service, 6K run/walk on one-year anniversary of tragedy
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin Sikhs plan to memorialize last year’s shooting tragedy with religious observances and a 6-kilometer fundraising run/walk. Temple member Pardeep Kaleka says the Aug. 5 anniversary will be preceded by a religious ceremony in which priests ...
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