Sikhism

South Asian Students Team to Celebrate Diwali

October 19, 2009

Author: Amy Julia Harris

Source: The Stanford Daily

http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1034540

The Old Union courtyard was awash in saris, food, candlelight and music Sunday night as hundreds of students celebrated the Hindu holiday of Diwali.

This year, four of Stanford’s most prominent South Asian organizations — the Hindu Student Council, Sanskriti, the Stanford India Association and the dance team Basmati Raas — pooled...

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Procession Marks New Sikh Temple

October 18, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/8313153.stm

A procession is to be held to mark the opening of an £11m Sikh temple in Warwickshire.

Around 7,000 worshippers are expected to join a colourful procession through Leamington Spa next Sunday when the temple opens on Tachbrook Park.

The cost of building the new temple has been funded entirely...

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Diwali Unites Hindus And Muslims In Olaver Village

October 18, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Statesman

In a welcome break from religious fanaticism that has become the order of the day, Muslims from a sleepy hamlet downstream the Brahmani river joined hands with Hindu villagers in observing the week-long Kalipuja festivities. Observing Kali puja is a major festival in this far-flung Olaver hamlet of Kendrapara district’s Rajkanika Tehsil and the striking feature of annual puja here is the spontaneous participation of a large number residents from Muslim community, said...

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GTA Hindus Let Lights Shine

October 18, 2009

Author: Tom Godfrey

Source: The Toronto Sun

http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/10/18/11438616-sun.html

Hindus across the GTA are celebrating Diwali, a festival of lights, that marks the beginning of a new year for believers of the world's oldest religion.

Toronto-area temples were filled last night as worshippers celebrated an end of the old and beginning today of a new year in the Hindu calendar.

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Hindus In Golders Green Give Money, Food And Blood for Diwali

October 18, 2009

Author: Tristan Kirk

Source: Times

http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/4689056.Hindus_in_Golders_Green_give_money__food__and_blood_for_Diwali/

A Hindu temple in Golders Green has celebrated Diwali this weekend by encouraging its members to give blood.

The Shree Swaminarayan Temple, in Finchley Road, opened its doors for the annual festival of light, in which Hindus are encouraged to give...

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Row Over School Closures for Muslim, Hindu And Sikh Holidays

October 17, 2009

Author: Jonathan Wynne-Jones and Ian Johnston

Source: Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6358886/Row-over-school-closures-for-Muslim-Hindu-and-Sikh-holidays.html

Two councils have instructed all schools under their control to shut for the annual celebrations of Eid-Ul-Fitr, Diwali and Guru Nanak's Birthday, in addition to the Christian festivals of...

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New Hindu Leader Aims to Shine a Light On a Rich Culture

October 16, 2009

Author: Zaki Cooper

Source: Times Online

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6878351.ece

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, an annual five-day celebration of the triumph of good over evil, starts today, and festivities in the UK are being led by Bharti Tailor. She is the new secretary general of the Hindu Forum of Britain, and thus a key figure in the UK Hindu community, which is now thought to number far more...

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Hindu Celebration Diwali Sheds Light On Goodness

October 16, 2009

Author: Annysa Johnson

Source: Journal Sentinel

http://www.jsonline.com/features/religion/64652562.html

Fireworks will brighten the night sky over the Hindu Temple in Pewaukee on Saturday night, its interior ablaze in light, as more than a thousand people gather for Diwali, the annual celebration of light over darkness, of goodness over evil.

"It's meant to arouse the light within," said Lakshmi Bharadwaj, who teaches sociology and...

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Valley Sikhs Celebrate the Sri Guru Granth Sahib’s 405th Anniversary

October 16, 2009

Author: Ron Orozco

Source: The Fresno Bee

http://www.fresnobee.com/lifestyle/faith-and-values/story/1676462.html

In Sikhism, there is nothing more important than the holy book, Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

The book is so important that it is often protected -- only accessible by Sikh priests and stored in a locked room. Priests will perform ceremonies to show the book respect, such as fanning it with Chaur Sahib fashioned out of...

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Sikhs On TV: 100 Countries, 200 Million Viewers

October 16, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikhs-tv-100-countries-200-million-viewers

Today, the civil rights concerns of the Sikh American community were featured on RT--an international English-language news channel broadcast to more than 200 million viewers in 100 countries on five continents throughout the world.

Earlier this week, SALDEF was present at the White House when President Obama signed...

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Sikhs Can Wear Kirpans to Vancouver 2010 Games Venues

October 15, 2009

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BC Local News

http://www.bclocalnews.com/breaking_news/64454892.html

Baptized Sikhs will be allowed to wear the kirpan (the ceremonial dagger that is worn as an article of religious faith) to the winter Olympics, with certain restrictions.

The RCMP announced the guidelines Thursday, saying they were developed in consultation with representatives of the Sikh community.

A written statement said the...

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Gurdwara Sahib Leamington & Warwick

October 15, 2009

Author: Rajvinder Mann

Source: SikhNet

http://www.sikhnet.com/news/gurdwara-sahib-leamington-warwick

Over 200 members of the local Sikh congregation gathered at the front of the new Gurdwara Sahib on Friday September 18th 2009 to take part in one of the most historic events not only for the local community but for the Sikh congregation scattered all over the world. At 3.00 pm representatives from local Leamington Contractors AC Lloyd,...

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Sikh Dagger Banned By Finchley School

October 13, 2009

Author: Rebecca Lowe

Source: Times Series

http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/4679126.Sikh_dagger_banned_by_Finchley_school/

A young Sikh has been removed from a Finchley school after he was banned from wearing a religious dagger.

The 14-year-old was told not to carry the 13cm kirpan blade at the Compton School, in Summers Lane, after governors ruled it was a health and safety risk.

They suggested the boy...

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