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PROGRAMMES FOR JANUARY 2015 a EVERY DAY 8.30 AM – 9.00 AM Asa Di Waar 7.00 PM – 8.00 PM Ragi Jatha EVERY WEDNESDAY 10.30 AM – 11.30 AM Sukhmani Sahib Path, 11.30 AM – 01.00 PM Kirtan BSC Ladies Jatha EVERY THURSDAY 7.00 PM – 7.30 PM Katha Giani Ji, 7.30 PM – 8.00 PM Kirtan Ragi Jatha EVERY SUNDAY 10.00 AM – 11.00 AM Sukmani Sahib Path, 11.00 AM – 11.30 AM Kirtan BSC Sangat 11.30 AM – 12.00 noon Katha, 12.00 PM –1.00 PM Kirtan by Ragi Jatha, 1.00 PM – Ardas

Thu 01.01.2015 New Year Day open to Sangat Sun 11.01.2015 11:30am-12 Katha & 12-1pm Kirtan 7-8pm Katha & Kirtan Sewa Balbir Singh Sandip Singh

Fri 02.01.2015 10.00am Gurpurb Gobind Singh Wed 14.01.2015 SANGRAND Akhand Paath Arambh 7.30am – 9am Asa Di Vaar

8 - 9 pm Sukhmani Sahib Paath Sewa Anil, Rekha, Manish Sewa Guru Ghar & Mehbubani family Thu 15.01.2015 7-8pm Katha & Kirtan Sun 04.01.2015 07.30 – 9am Asa Di Vaar Sewa Ajay & Sharmila Bhambhani Gurpurb 10am Akhand Paath Bhog Sun 18.01.2015 11:30am-12 Katha & 12-1pm Kirtan 11am – 11.30 Kirtan by Bharj Brothers Sewa Avtar Singh Hoonjan with presentation in English 11:30am-12 Katha & 12-1pm Kirtan Wed 21.01.2015 Sukhmani Sahib Paath Sewa Mandeep Singh Sewa Guru Ghar

Mon 05.01.2015 PURANMASI Thu 22.01.2015 7-8pm Katha & Kirtan 6.45 Sehaj P. Bhog Sewa Guru Ghar Sewa Guru Ghar 7-8pm Katha & Kirtan Sehaj Paath Arambh Sewa Guru Ghar Sun 25.01.2015 11:30am-12 Katha & 12-1pm Kirtan Sewa Gautam Sabharwal Wed 07.01.2015 Sukhmani Sahib Paath Sewa Guru Ghar Wed 28.01.2015 Sukhmani Sahib Paath Sewa Guru Ghar Thu 08.01.2015 7-8pm Katha & Kirtan Sewa Sachin Bhatia family Thu 29.01.2015 7-8pm Katha & Kirtan

Maagh

Being in the company of the devoted, following in their footsteps, listening to and then singing His Praise,

and then sharing this goodness with others is like bathing in holy waters in this month. You will thus cleanse your innate evil tendencies grossed over many lives, rid yourself of ego and greed, and won't be allured by lust and wrath. The whole world will sing your praise and the essence of bathing in sixty-eight holy places, doing good deeds and being compassionate to all beings will be yours were you to follow this holy path. He, on whom the Gracious Lord bestows this gift, is wise and holy, and Nanak happily commits and sacrifices his entire life to those who have thus realised their true Lord. Those fortunate to have the Grace of the true Guru tread this path and are acclaimed pure and holy. . Programme correct at time of printing

Guru Gobind Singh, 1666-1708

We celebrate the Gurpurb on 4 Jan 2015 ! Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the ten , the one who transformed the Sikh faith. In 1699 he created the (Pure), a community of the faithful who wore visible symbols of their faith and trained as warriors. Today the Khalsa comprises all practising . Guru Gobind named the his successor Guru Gobind Singh succeeded his father at the age of 9. !

He spent his childhood years studying Persian and Sanskrit, and was skilled in the art of war. His mission was to uphold right in every place and destroy sin and evil. ! Guru Gobind Singh introduced many of the customs that Sikhs practise today. Sikhs who have been through the Amrit ceremony of initiation become Amritdhari, initiated Sikhs. They take new names and wear the 5 Ks - five physical symbols that Sikhs must wear. He declared the Sikh holy book as his successor instead of a human being. The Guru Granth Sahib would thus be the Sikhs' guide forever. Sikhs give it the same status and respect as a human Guru. ! The foundation stone of Harmandir Sahib was laid on 13 January 1589. It is informally referred to as the "". It was built by the fifth Sikh Guru, . There are four doors to get into the Harmandir ! Sahib, which symbolize the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and religions. The Darshani Deorhi Arch stands at the beginning of the causeway to the Harmandir Sahib. The gold plating on the Harmandir Sahib was begun by Ranjit Singh and was finished in 1830. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a major donor of wealth and materials for the shrine and is remembered with much ! affection by the Sikh community.!

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