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The Sikh temple, which is also the largest in the country, is now aiming for new laurels. General manager of the Gurunanak Darbar, Tejinder Pal Singh highlighted the future plans of the Gurdwara, two of which include a bid for ISO certification, as a marker for the standards the shrine maintains.

Singh is confident that the temple will find a place in the record books. “Once we achieve the ISO certification, which takes six months and not more, we will aim to enter the Guinness World Records for being the first temple in the UAE with such a distinction,” said Tejinder Singh.

He talked about the figures, the number of visitors, the amount of food cooked in the free community kitchen and the food consumed every week. On a day like Friday — busier than every other day — 8,000 visitors enter the premises, pay their respects, and have langar, a free meal that you sit down on the carpeted floor to eat.

The kitchen of the Gurudwara is funded entirely by the devotees, who make donations in the offerings box. “Some people drop nothing at all. Still we are getting Dh100,000 every week, which goes in expense for the breakfasts, lunches and dinners of at least 500 devotees daily. On April 14, during Baisakhi, 50,000 people turned up for langar from across the country.”

On May 22, as the remembrance of the martyrdom of the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Arjun Dev, there were 22,000 visitors who were served with milk and roohafza (sherbet).

The next big programme for the year will be on November 16, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
“Only time will tell if by then the shrine has the ISO feather in its cap or not,” he added.

~ Source – khaleejtimes

Helpline Pharmacy a unique, non-commercial, Charitable Retail Pharmacy running since last 15 years which is operating near AIIMS hospital, where all types of medicines and surgical items are sold at subsidized price and below its cost price.

Charitable credentials of this facility are well established as it is being run by philanthropic Sureka Public Charity Trust, responsible for constructing a four storey dormitory having more than 200 rooms and few halls within the premises of AIIMS.

They aim at providing the medicine & related items at their net purchase rates without adding a single penny towards overhead expenses, which are being met by the Trust without any consideration of name, fame & gain.

Located at 18/4, Yusuf Sarai, Main Market , New Delhi-16 in vicinity at of AIIMS, they endeavor to serve maximum number of patient by making the treatment affordable through economizing the cost of medicine by subsiding them.

They price the medicines on an average discount of 50%. Everybody irrespective of economic status or cast / creed can take advantage of their services.

Kudos to the blessed volunteers with their noble mission of serving more and more patients at large!

Share & Spread the cause!

~ Source: helplinepharmacy.org

Ganga Sagar is a basically a Surahi which was given by Guru Gobind Singh to the family of Rai Kallah of Raikot in District Ludhiana about twenty miles South. It is a wonderful piece of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s historical gifts to the Sikh world. His ancestor Rai Azizullaha shows this surahi to sangat. It has 200 holes. If you pour sand in it, it will come out but if you put water or milk in it, it remains inside.

Read the complete History here

In 1705 Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji went to Machiwala after leaving Anandpur Sahib. During those severe hardship days some Rajas refused even to offer help to Guru Sahib due to the fear of death as Aurangazeb was after the life of Guru Sahib and his family. When Guru Sahib reached Raikot state, the Muslim Chief Rai Kalha welcomed him and felt honored in offering his servicesto Guru Sahib as his guest for as long as he wanted to stay. Guru Ji spent a few days with Rai Kahla.

It was in Raikot that Guru Sahib got the most tragic news of the death of his two minor sons and his mother. The news was brought from Sarhind by Noora Mahi who deputed by Rai Kalha of the seva of Guru Sahib.

Guru Sahib during his stay asked Noora Mahi to serve him milk in Ganga Sagar which was part and parcel of his person belongings. Noora Mahi said that his buffalo did not give milk and even if it did, the milk will not stay in Ganga Sagar as it had holes in it. Guru Sahib told him to utter the name of God and start milking the buffalo. To the surprise and amazement of Noora Mahi, the buffalo gave milk and it did not leak out from the Ganga Sagar.

Before leaving Raikot, in recognition and appreciation of the services and hospitality extended by Rai Kalha, a Muslim Chief, who risked his own and his family’ lives, Guru Gobind Singh Ji presented Ganga Sagar, a sword and a Real to Rai Kalha as personal gifts.

Till 1947 the Ganga Sagar was displayed by Khan Bahadur Rai Inayat Khan for darshan by sangat who use to walk bare-footed from Gurdwara Tahliana Sahib in Raikot, Distt. Ludhian(Punjab) India.

The present owner of Ganga Sagar is Rai Azizzulah Khan (the 9th generation descendant of Rai Kalha III), a grandson of Khan Bahadur Rai Inayat Khan and the heir of the Rai family who have kept his sacred gift of Guru Gobin Singh Ji with great respect and care for almost 300 years.

Source- tahlianasahib.blogspot.in

Europe’s Oldest Man, Nazar Singh dies on the eve of Father’s Day just two weeks after he celebrated his 111th birthday. After his 110th birthday, he reported to the media: “I feel very good and very happy. I still feel fit and strong. I pray to the lord to take me when he wants to.

He was born in Punjab in 1904 and was a resident in England for 50 years, moving in 1989 to the North East to live with one of his nine children.

He had 34 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren, lived through two World Wars, the Great Depression and 25 different Prime Ministers. His age was never confirmed by Guinness World Records and he had no birth certificate. But he was sent a letter by the Queen on his 100th birthday, and every subsequent birthday. He puts down his longevity to his strong family bond, good food and happiness.

The 111-year-old loved the outdoors having been born on a farm and enjoyed drinking milk and almond oil and regularly ate fruit.

~ Source: Daily Sikh Updates

How many of you know that Sikhs distributed food in various parts of Mumbai for people who were affected by rains?

Yesterday When Mumbai was being hit by torrential rains, Sikh Volunteers came to the rescue of stranded passengers at the Dadar station. They earned the respect of hungry struck Mumbaikars who were served langar at the overcrowded station.

The langar fed thousands who were stranded at the Dadar Station, as the Western and Central line trains were cancelled due to heavy rains.

The volunteers of the Gurdwara fed passengers who were present at the station and couldn’t make it home for dinner.
Whole day media was running news on Mumbai rains, but no one bothered to cover this news.

A heartwarming gesture that shows humanity can conquer any problem and it is greater than any religion.

Sikhs don’t do social service for getting into the limelight, but it is necessary to reach those people who make fun of Sikhs.

Dhan Sikhi! Dhan Khalsa!

This is a morning Raag.

Bhagat Kabeer ji says….

Ang 1349:

First light was created, then The Lord made mortals. From one light the entire universe welled up….Bhagat ji asks …then who is to say who is good and who is bad?

So in this painting there is a central spark of light….from which radiate ….

the colors of the rainbow in both directions….

Understanding that the is divinity within each one of us.

All of us are made in the colors of Divine Love… Each one is divine so who can judge …who is good or bad?

A message of brotherhood…with no judgements….

~ Dr. Navjeet Singh

The ideal time to recite this raag is in the evening hours.

Guru Ram Das ji

Ang 1325 begs….

You are the ocean ….I am Your fish… Please be kind…. Keep me always with You.

this painting is shows a solitary fish in the water…sea weeds growing around.

I want to share the thought that the journey towards the Guru is a very individual and personal one. No parent, no sibling or no child can help to save me. This journey IS to be travelled alone. I have come alone and I will depart alone….

Therefore I painted a solitary fish in this painting….
Like the fish is one with the ocean….keep me with You O Lord…

~ Dr Navjeet Kaur