A 23-year-old bearded woman decided not to shave her hair after being baptized a Sikh. Harnaam Kaur has decided to stop ...

Sikhism is the name of the religion ... called a granthi.Sikhs who have been baptized during the amrit ceremony wear five symbols to show that they are Sikhs. They're called the Five Ks because ...

This is the basis of the Sikh baptism ceremony. How did the establishment of the Khalsa impact the Sikh faith? The foundation of the Khalsa created an inner core to the Sikh faith, one with a ...

His five beloved disciples, known as the “Pañj Piāre,” were in the Sikh tradition the first initiates into the new order of the Khalsa, meaning the pure. They were baptized through the ...

It is also true that ignorance of the Sikh religion is what often lies behind many prejudices. The typical response to the Kirpan (a ceremonial dagger carried by baptized Sikhs) illustrates this very ...