Khalsa refers to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the last living Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh. Its formation was a key event in the history of Sikhism. The founding of Khalsa is celebrated by Sikhs during the festival of Vaisakhi.
In Sikhism, the Five Ks are five items that Guru Gobind Singh commanded Khalsa Sikhs to wear at all times in 1699. They are: Kesh, Kangha, Kara, Kachera and Kirpan.
3HO , also known as Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere or Sikh Dharma International, is an American organization that started in about 1970. It was founded in the West by Harbhajan Singh Khalsa, also called "Yogi Bhajan". Its followers are primarily Americans. Its adherents are popularly referred to as the Sikh Dharma Brotherhood. While referred to as the 3HO movement, "3HO" is strictly speaking the name only of the movement's educational branch.
Babbar Khalsa International, better known as Babbar Khalsa, is a Extremist Sikh militant organisation whose main objective is to create an Sikh country Khalistan and uses armed attacks, defense, and armed struggle to accomplish its goal. It operates in Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and some parts of India. It is officially banned and designated as an international terrorist organisation by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan and India.
Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional football club which plays in Singapore Premier League. The club's logo depicts a Tiger, the nickname of the club, on top of a pair of Kirpan. The logo is made up of key elements from the two clubs it was merged from. The Tiger is the mascot of the Balestier half of the merged entity while the kirpan is a religious dagger worn by members of the Sikh faith, who were a major backer of half of the merged entity through the Clementi club.
Jandiala is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
Haripur Khalsa is a village in the Jalandhar district of Punjab state of India
Nawa Pind Shonkia Da also known as Nawa Pind and Nawa Pind Arayian Da is a village in Nakodar. Nakodar is a tehsil in the city Jalandhar of Indian state of Punjab. It was previously known as Nawa Pind Arian Da because of its large Muslim population; even today that name is often used in official files.
NurMahal or Noor Mahal is a city and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is a small town located near the Lohian Khas-Nakodar - Ludhiana line in Punjab. This town is also connected with the nearby towns of Phillaur and Nakodar by a road going along the railway lines. Nurmahal is situated 13 km from Nakodar, 33 km from Jalandhar. Many villages are close by to Nurmahal.
Ramewal is a village in Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub-tehsil in the Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India.
Gorsian Nihal commonly known as Chuggian is a very small village in Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub tehsil in the city Jalandhar of Indian state of Punjab.
Uppal Jagir and Uppal khalsa are villages in the tehsil of Phillaur, near Nurmahal, Jalandhar district, in Punjab, India.
Ashutosh, born as Mahesh Kumar Jha and also known as Ashutosh Maharaj (1946–2014), was an Indian spiritual leader, preacher, satguru, and founder head of Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS), a non-profit spiritual organisation. On 29 January 2014, he was declared clinically dead by a team of doctors. His followers believe him to be alive and in the state of a samadhi or deep meditation. As of 1 December 2014 his body has been kept in a freezer by the management of DJJS, with a firm belief that he will come out of meditation.
The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reasons. Warriors FC were the defending champions.
Sanghe Jagir is a village in Nakodar. Nakodar is a tehsil in the city Jalandhar of Indian state of Punjab.
Choha Khalsa is a town and Union Council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, District Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Town consist of 800 houses.On 1 July 2004, Choha Khalsa became the Union Council Of Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi was a Union Council of the Tehsil Kahuta.
Gaetano "James" Senese is an Italian saxophonist, composer, and singer-songwriter.
Bainapur is a small size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 25 km away from Phillaur, 5.8 km from Nurmahal, 27.7 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 147 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Uppal Khalsa is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 3 km from postal head office in Nurmahal, 25 km from Phillaur, 32 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 146 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
The Xooy is a Serer divination ceremony held once a year in Fatick, Senegal. The Xooy is one of the most important and well known ceremonies in the Serer religious calendar, and is a national event in Senegal's cultural calendar which attracts government officials and dignitaries. The ceremony is held yearly at the Centre MALANGO in Sine, Senegal and attracts a large crowd from Senegal, and Serers from neighbouring Gambia and the diaspora. It is somewhat of a yearly pilgrimage. They Lebou also attend the ceremony in homage to their Serer ancestors. The Lebou genies are actual the Serer pangool. The Xooy takes place around late May early June before the rainy season where the Serer high priests and priestesses—the Saltigue dressed in their traditional gowns and hats takes centre stage to divine the future. There is a master of ceremonies, and as the public are seated in a circle, each Saltigue enters the circle in turn and give their divination on matters relating to the weather, politics, economics, health, etc. The ceremony goes on for two days —and throughout the night—accompanied by the rhythm of drums. The Serer people have traditionally been farmers, cattle herders, boat builders and fisher people. The Xooy therefore serves both a religious and agricultural function.
