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Then you may want to try the martial arts shops. Some sell some cool looking longstaffs, with patterns burnt into the wood.

Good post, but lets not blame everything on Kaljug. Thats just washing our hands of our own resposibilties.

I dont believe bamboo is an ideal material for a spear. It has way too much flexibility and wobble when thrown over a distance. Thereby reducing its accuracy.

Something that is more rigid is better.

Though if you just want it as a show-piece then try some martial arts shops that sell chinese/japanese bamboo longstaff.

Ah yes thats the old un-official, desi way. No paper records, cheaper costs and better exchange rate. I remember our family doing it when I was a kid. Felt very sneeky , James Bond spy type of thing to me!!! lol

Is that still a common way ? coz i've seen every other shop in India is a MoneyGram or Western UNion. So our peopple must be using those channels alot too.

Whats the best (ie low cost and best exchange rate) way to send money to India?

In the past it used to be some bloke that your massi knew who would do it and give you scraps of paper as a receipt but these days I've noticed a lot of Western UNion offices providing this service.

Ive just come back from a month in Panjab.

And the panthic/community/political problems I saw there are immense. if Niddar Singh is the current 'hot topic' facing these jathedars/babas/parbandaks, then you dont need the brains of an archbishop to see where such myopic leadership will get us.

Though an interesting turn of events, I must say.

Mega lol!!!

"Mummy, Junior said a naughty word to me!!! He's being a bad boy!"

Jathedars must have time on their hands. They obviously are not busy doing prachaar themselves against their local dera-wallas, cult chums.

WHen did the rigid rules start getting enforced that you must always cover your head.?

'Carefree'. That doesnt seem to happen these days. Nowadays you must always be careful that you are not breaking some protocol/taboo or other. keep hair covered , face the right way, wear the right clothes etc, etc, etc.

Mega LOL.

Just whats needed to 'educate' the Amreecans.

Why doesn't he work to make money for himself?

Oh Hanuman welcome to the forum. WHy do you think he doesnt work?

Why doesn't he work to make money for himself?

Get my drift , man.....?

thats what I've been saying all this time too.

Why dont these ragis, paathis, granthis, gurdwara sevadaars, sants etc get a job and earn some real dollars!!!!!!!

Niiiiiice poster. need some to put up in my local gurdwara in Bham.

.....framed , too.

No this is the original story from last year.

BUT I thik its only a matter of time till it does happen again.

I was on their 2nd ever flight. it was delayed going there by 1hour and on the return leg it was delayed by almost 6hours. No info was forthcoming and no food, drink phone calls were given, I very very peeved and was planning on complaining when I got back.

However when I heard about these guys who were stranded I thought 'count my lucky stars and be grateful!'

A big issue was made on Sikh channel or sangat tv at that time, but being old news now it seems everyone has forgotten about it.

Oh well till next time when that crook of an owner sets up another airline company to fleece the tourists.

I'd say stick to the well established airlines. Yes that includes 'Air india' too!

it was a whistle stop tour of PB. only there for a week. off again in september , will try then.

I did have some pics of streets and countryside strewn with litter and rubbish, tons and tons of it and of stenching open sewers. But of course everyone knows that Guru ki Nagri is full of crap!!!!

Anyway i'm still getting into the swing of things. still developing that illusive photographers eye.

very interesting vid.

thanks

I always thought it was 'aad' as in 'half' ie 'addh' or even 'arddh' - rather than first.

Aad Chand isnt that the crescent moon? ie the Chandra-vansi. also another symbol of ShivJi?

Thats interesting re: origins of Udasi panth, Chatanga.

Another version I read somewhere many years ago was that Udasi -mat was started by one of the four eternal child avtars: ie Sanak, Sanadan, Kumar etc (i think thats the names). I believe they were the children of Brahma.

I dont know much about Udasi beliefs. From what I have seen I am quite inclined to accept their beliefs.

I consider him to be a Brahamgiani avtar!

And find it a shame, nay a disgrace, that he is vilified by mainstream sikhs. But c'est la vie! Thats sikhs for you!

Baba Sri Chand is considered, by Udasi samparda, to be the avtar or incarnation of ShivJi.

Banis of SGGS are begun with 'Mahala' 1, 2, 5, 9 etc; yet banis of DG begin with 'Patshahi' 10.

Does anyone know why this is and what meanings they hold?

I've never noticed this before.

From the parkarma you can see the Nishan Sahib of Baba Sri Chand's Braham Buta Akhara.

I noticed last year that the SGPC were doing 'beautification' work and trying to block any view of Baba Sri Chands gurdwara from inside the parkarma.

Note the peacock feather atop the pole.

Maybe someones got a detailed image of the Nishan Sahib?

May Baba Sri Chand Ji's Nishan be visible for ever!

Dhan Baba Sri Chand Ji, Bal Jati, Shiv Saroop!

I've got a couple more pics that i find interesting. i'll put them up later this week.