- The term
Khalsa refers to both a
community that
follows Sikhism as its religion, as well as a
special group of
initiated Sikhs. The
Khalsa tradition was...
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Keshdhari Hindus (Punjabi: ਕੇਸ਼ਧਾਰੀ ਹਿੰਦੂ (Gurmukhi))
means "Hindus with long hairs". It is a term used and
promoted by the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh...
-
similar definition except a
reference to
keshdhari because unlike Sikh
Gurdwaras Act, 1925, it
defines only
keshdhari, and not sahajdhari, as Sikhs. It states:...
- Sikh
gurus but does not s****
initiation into the Khalsa.
Another term,
keshdhari, is
related and
often used synonymously,
albeit confusingly, and strictly-speaking...
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Sanatan Sikhs,
including Udasis, Nirmalas, Nanakpanthis, Sahajdhari, and
Keshdhari/Khalsa
sects of Sikhism; however, the
Khalsa Sikhs disagree with the Sanatan...
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religious heritage and
announced that his
grandson (Sukhjit Singh)
would be a
Keshdhari Sikh.
During the
Partition of
India the 60
percent of
Muslims in his state...
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resources this
missionary activity resulted in an
increase from 1,000
Keshdhari Sindhis in 1901 to over 39,000 in 1941 a
significant number in
those days...
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turbans are
being disrespected", and "the head of our
nation calls us
keshdhari (long-haired) Hindus".
These were all
alleged to be
signs of slavery....
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Janata Party Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Muslim Rashtriya Manch Keshdhari Hindus Sanatan Sikh
Hinduism and
Sikhism Dogra,
Chander Suta (17 December...
- communities,
often by
syncretic sects.
Nanakpanthi Udasi Sanatan Sikh
Keshdhari Hindus Rashtriya Sikh
Sangat Idolatry in
Sikhism Sikhism and
Jainism Hinduism...