Sun June 11, 2017
Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan and 33rd Anniversary of Indian attack on Golden Temple
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Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan and 33rd Anniversary of Indian attack on Golden Temple - Sikh Day Parade - 6/11 at 1-4pm at Civic Center.
June 11, 2017 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Civic Center, San Francisco
The Bay Area Sikh community is commemorating the martyrdom of Guru Arjan and the 33rd anniversary of the Indian government attack on the Sikh religion's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, by holding a parade in San Francisco from 1:00-4:00 pm on June 11, 2017. This is an important event for the Sikh community with significant historical implications. This event will shine a light on the recurring theme of human rights for minorities in India. More than 10,000 Sikhs from the Bay Area, Sacramento and Central Valley are expected to attend. The parade will highlight the fact that even after 33 years the religious and economic demands of our minority community remain unaddressed and thousands of Sikhs are still rotting in jails.
Minorities continue to be persecuted and there has been no justice for the victims of Sikh genocide that occurred in Delhi and other cities after the death of Indira Gandhi.
On 16 June 1606, the then ruler of India, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, ordered that Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru to be tortured and sentenced to death after the Guru had refused to stop preaching his message of God as started by Guru Nanak. That there is one God and all creation is equal and must be treated as such. With Dignity, Justice.
The Guru was made to sit on a burning hot sheet while (technically you can’t say boiling sand I would just say hot sand) boiling hot sand was poured over his body. After enduring five days of unrelenting torture, Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. As thousands watched, he entered the river, never to be seen again.
In his lifetime, Guru Arjan accomplished two towering achievements: He successfully completed the stupendous task of compiling the Adi Granth, which is treated as the universal scripture of humanity. It not only includes the hymns of the six Sikh Gurus but also the hymns of more than twenty Hindu and Muslim saints. The Adi Granth was formally installed at the Golden Temple Amritsa during the annual gathering of the Sikhs. The Guru was responsible for initiating and the construction of Darbar Sahib, or the Golden Temple.
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June 11, 2017 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Civic Center, San Francisco
The Bay Area Sikh community is commemorating the martyrdom of Guru Arjan and the 33rd anniversary of the Indian government attack on the Sikh religion's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, by holding a parade in San Francisco from 1:00-4:00 pm on June 11, 2017. This is an important event for the Sikh community with significant historical implications. This event will shine a light on the recurring theme of human rights for minorities in India. More than 10,000 Sikhs from the Bay Area, Sacramento and Central Valley are expected to attend. The parade will highlight the fact that even after 33 years the religious and economic demands of our minority community remain unaddressed and thousands of Sikhs are still rotting in jails.
Minorities continue to be persecuted and there has been no justice for the victims of Sikh genocide that occurred in Delhi and other cities after the death of Indira Gandhi.
On 16 June 1606, the then ruler of India, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, ordered that Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru to be tortured and sentenced to death after the Guru had refused to stop preaching his message of God as started by Guru Nanak. That there is one God and all creation is equal and must be treated as such. With Dignity, Justice.
The Guru was made to sit on a burning hot sheet while (technically you can’t say boiling sand I would just say hot sand) boiling hot sand was poured over his body. After enduring five days of unrelenting torture, Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. As thousands watched, he entered the river, never to be seen again.
In his lifetime, Guru Arjan accomplished two towering achievements: He successfully completed the stupendous task of compiling the Adi Granth, which is treated as the universal scripture of humanity. It not only includes the hymns of the six Sikh Gurus but also the hymns of more than twenty Hindu and Muslim saints. The Adi Granth was formally installed at the Golden Temple Amritsa during the annual gathering of the Sikhs. The Guru was responsible for initiating and the construction of Darbar Sahib, or the Golden Temple.
Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan and 33rd Anniversary of Indian attack on Golden Temple - Sikh Day Parade - 6/11 at 1-4pm at Civic Center.
June 11, 2017 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Civic Center, San Francisco
The Bay Area Sikh community is commemorating the martyrdom of Guru Arjan and the 33rd anniversary of the Indian government attack on the Sikh religion's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, by holding a parade in San Francisco from 1:00-4:00 pm on June 11, 2017. This is an important event for the Sikh community with significant historical implications. This event will shine a light on the recurring theme of human rights for minorities in India. More than 10,000 Sikhs from the Bay Area, Sacramento and Central Valley are expected to attend. The parade will highlight the fact that even after 33 years the religious and economic demands of our minority community remain unaddressed and thousands of Sikhs are still rotting in jails.
Minorities continue to be persecuted and there has been no justice for the victims of Sikh genocide that occurred in Delhi and other cities after the death of Indira Gandhi.
On 16 June 1606, the then ruler of India, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, ordered that Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru to be tortured and sentenced to death after the Guru had refused to stop preaching his message of God as started by Guru Nanak. That there is one God and all creation is equal and must be treated as such. With Dignity, Justice.
The Guru was made to sit on a burning hot sheet while (technically you can’t say boiling sand I would just say hot sand) boiling hot sand was poured over his body. After enduring five days of unrelenting torture, Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. As thousands watched, he entered the river, never to be seen again.
In his lifetime, Guru Arjan accomplished two towering achievements: He successfully completed the stupendous task of compiling the Adi Granth, which is treated as the universal scripture of humanity. It not only includes the hymns of the six Sikh Gurus but also the hymns of more than twenty Hindu and Muslim saints. The Adi Granth was formally installed at the Golden Temple Amritsa during the annual gathering of the Sikhs. The Guru was responsible for initiating and the construction of Darbar Sahib, or the Golden Temple.
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June 11, 2017 from 1:00-4:00 pm at Civic Center, San Francisco
The Bay Area Sikh community is commemorating the martyrdom of Guru Arjan and the 33rd anniversary of the Indian government attack on the Sikh religion's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, by holding a parade in San Francisco from 1:00-4:00 pm on June 11, 2017. This is an important event for the Sikh community with significant historical implications. This event will shine a light on the recurring theme of human rights for minorities in India. More than 10,000 Sikhs from the Bay Area, Sacramento and Central Valley are expected to attend. The parade will highlight the fact that even after 33 years the religious and economic demands of our minority community remain unaddressed and thousands of Sikhs are still rotting in jails.
Minorities continue to be persecuted and there has been no justice for the victims of Sikh genocide that occurred in Delhi and other cities after the death of Indira Gandhi.
On 16 June 1606, the then ruler of India, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, ordered that Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru to be tortured and sentenced to death after the Guru had refused to stop preaching his message of God as started by Guru Nanak. That there is one God and all creation is equal and must be treated as such. With Dignity, Justice.
The Guru was made to sit on a burning hot sheet while (technically you can’t say boiling sand I would just say hot sand) boiling hot sand was poured over his body. After enduring five days of unrelenting torture, Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. As thousands watched, he entered the river, never to be seen again.
In his lifetime, Guru Arjan accomplished two towering achievements: He successfully completed the stupendous task of compiling the Adi Granth, which is treated as the universal scripture of humanity. It not only includes the hymns of the six Sikh Gurus but also the hymns of more than twenty Hindu and Muslim saints. The Adi Granth was formally installed at the Golden Temple Amritsa during the annual gathering of the Sikhs. The Guru was responsible for initiating and the construction of Darbar Sahib, or the Golden Temple.
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