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Explore the life of Giani Pratap Singh, renowned Sikh preacher and journalist, known for his contributions to Punjabi literature and religion.

Explore the inspiring life of Agya Kaur, a key figure in promoting Sikh women's education. Her legacy continues to empower future generations.

Discover the skilled legacy of Sikligar Sikhs, historic weapon makers, their cultural ties to Sikhism, and their evolution in modern India.

Explore the sacred Takhts in Sikhism symbolizing divine justice, spiritual authority, and cultural heritage at the heart of the Sikh faith.

AKAL TAKHT is the primary seat of Sikh religious authority and central altar for Sikh political assembly.

Discover how Takht Singh revolutionized women's education among Sikhs with the Sikh Kanya Mahavidayala, inspiring cultural and literary growth.

BHAGVAN SINGH, BHAI (1881-1921), one of the Nankana Sahib martyrs, was son of Bhai Lahina Singh and Mat Tabo of village Nizampur, in Amritsar district. He lost his mother at the age of three. On the opening of the Lower Chenab Canal Colony during the last decade of the 19th century, the family father and son migrated to Chakk No. 38 Deva Singhvala in Sheikhupura district where young Bhagvan Singh assisted his father carrying errands. When he grew up, he went abroad to China in search of fortune, but came back after three years, and received the rites of Khalsa initiation at Sri Akal Takht Sahib. He attended the Akali conference at Dharovali on 13 October 1920 and joined Bhai Lachhman Singh`s jatha of Akali reformists. He shared the Jatha`s fate at Nankana Sahib on 20 February 1921. See NANKANA SAHIB MASSACRE

Explore the concept of Tankhah in Sikhism, a unique expiatory practice for breaches of code, emphasizing community, humility, and spiritual growth.

Explore the rich tradition of Kirtan Chaunki in Sikhism, a spiritual gathering of hymn singing at gurdwaras. Experience the divine melodies today!

Explore the life of Teja Singh Babu, a leader in Sikh fundamentalism, known for his role in the Singh Sabha movement and reforms in Sikh practice.

DAMDAMA SAHIB, also known as Talwand Sabo (29° 59`N, 75° 5`E), a small town 28 km southeast of Bathinda in the Punjab, is sacred to the Sikhs as the seat of one of their five takhts or centres of highest religious authority. Damdama Sahib, place of repose where the Guru had some respite after a period of continuous turmoil, was visited successively by Guru Tegh Bahadur while travelling in these parts in the early 1670`s, and Guru Gobind Singh who put up here for over nine months in 1706.

Discover the inspiring journey of Sant Visakha Singh, a Sikh reformer and preacher, pivotal in the Akali movement and educational upliftment in Punjab.