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Guru Sakhis

Nanak: The True Bargain Right from his early school days Nanak proved to be a very talented child. His teachers were very impressed with his extra ordinary intellectual ability. He always asked his teachers questions about every thing. For example, when he was...

Unusual Offerings at the Shrine of Baba Rode Shah, close to Dera Baba Nanak

Approx 20 kms from Dera Baba Nanak is the town of Fatehgarh Churian. On the outskirts of this town lies Village Bhoma. Thousands of devotees converge here yearly in end March to participate in a two-day Mela, to pay their respects to Baba...

‘Jhandian’ Ceremony for Bedi Sikh Male Child

It is customary in the Bedis to follow a ritual ceremony called ‘Jhandian’, which is an alternate of the Mundan ceremony in the Hindus. The genesis of the ceremony is probably due to the ritualistic traditions of Hinduism yet continuing in some manner...

A Bedi Legacy

The Sikh palace of Kallar Syedan An Article by Muzammil Shah as appeared in The Dawn, Pakistan on 06 Sep 2015 If you ever find yourself in Kallar Syedan, a sub-district of Rawalpindi, just ask around for the ‘Babay Da Mehal’. Locals will...

Bedian Village in Pakistan

It is a matter of pride for Bedis that there is a famous Lahore-Bedian Road starting from the heart of Lahore near the International Airport, passing through Lahore Cantonment and terminating at Village Bedian. Property prices along this road are soaring and there...

Baba Nanak: The first Guru of the Sikhs, regarded by the Muslims as their Pir

Baba Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and the founder of the Sikhism, always regarded Hindus and Muslims as equals and referred to himself as neither Hindu nor Muslim. During his travels he visited many Hindu and Muslim pilgrimages including Banaras, Hardwar, Mecca and...

Devi Mata Mandir: Repair and Improvement Project

For past several months, Baba Birjinder Singh Bedi, supported by his aunt Mata Parshotam Kaur Bedi, has been rendering Sewa for the above project at Dera Baba Nanak. The Devi Mata Mandir, a revered place of the Bedis, was in a dilapidated condition...