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• Sikhism · HistoryThe Ten Sikh GurusGuru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Gobind Singh Ji
• Sikhism · HistoryPanj PyareThe first five Sikhs of the Khalsa, and the council that still…
• Sikhism · HistoryChar SahibzadeFour sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji: two fell fighting at Chamkaur…
• Sikhism · PlaceThe Five Takhts (Panj Takht)Five seats of Sikh authority

The ten Sikh Gurus, in order

• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Nanak Dev JiFounder of Sikhism
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Angad Dev JiGurmukhi script
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Amar Das JiAnand Sahib, Manji system, langar
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Ram Das JiFounded Amritsar
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Arjan Dev JiAdi Granth, 1604
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Hargobind JiMiri Piri, Akal Takht, Bandi Chhor
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Har Rai JiCompassion, healing, Green Guru
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Har Krishan JiBal Guru, Bangla Sahib Delhi
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Tegh Bahadur JiHind di Chadar · Martyrdom, 1675
• Sikhism · Guru SahibGuru Gobind Singh JiKhalsa, 1699

The five beloved ones of the Khalsa

• Sikhism · Panj PyareBhai Daya Singh JiFirst of the Panj Pyare; carried the Zafarnama to Aurangzeb
• Sikhism · Panj PyareBhai Dharam Singh JiOne of the Panj Pyare; the Zafarnama mission and the battle of Jajau
• Sikhism · Panj PyareBhai Himmat Singh JiPanj Pyare from Jagannath Puri; martyr of Chamkaur
• Sikhism · Panj PyareBhai Mohkam Singh JiPanj Pyare from Dwarka; martyr of Chamkaur
• Sikhism · Panj PyareBhai Sahib Singh JiPanj Pyare from Bidar; famed marksman; martyr of Chamkaur

Preachers and kirtan singers of the Sikh tradition

• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Anantvir Singh JiKirtan raagi of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha tradition
• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Balbir Singh JiHazoori raagi and kirtan master at Sri Harmandir Sahib
• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Dharam Singh Zakhmi JiKirtan raagi and kathakar of the Shamchaurasi area
• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Harjinder Singh JiKirtan raagi of Srinagar
• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Nirmal Singh JiHazoori raagi and kirtan singer at Sri Harmandir Sahib
• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Pinderpal Singh JiKathavachak of Ludhiana
• Sikhism · Guru or saintGiani Sant Singh Maskeen JiKathavachak and Sikh scholar

Saints, martyrs and revered figures

• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Gurdas JiVaran Bhai Gurdas
• Sikhism · Guru or saintBhai Maha Singh JiLeader of the forty; his dying request made Guru Gobind Singh Ji…

The months of the year

• Sikhism · CalendarAssuSeventh Nanakshahi month; Joti Jot of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
• Sikhism · CalendarBhadonSixth Nanakshahi month; Pehla Parkash
• Sikhism · CalendarChetFirst Desi month; Nanakshahi New Year
• Sikhism · CalendarHarhFourth Nanakshahi month; Shaheedi of Guru Arjan Dev Ji
• Sikhism · CalendarJethThird Nanakshahi month; peak summer

Days and customs

• Sikhism · PracticeAkhand PathThe whole Guru Granth Sahib Ji read without a break in about 48 hours
• Sikhism · PracticeAmrit SancharThe Sikh initiation ceremony that admits a Sikh into the Khalsa
• Sikhism · PracticeAnand KarajThe Sikh wedding ceremony, four Laavaan around the Guru Granth…
• Sikhism · PracticeArdasThe Sikh congregational prayer of remembrance and petition
• Sikhism · FestivalBandi Chhor DivasRelease of Guru Hargobind Ji & 52 princes, 1619

Scriptures and writings

• Sikhism · TextJapji SahibFirst bani of Nitnem; 38 pauris

Gurdwaras, mandirs, shrines and historic sites

• Sikhism · PlaceAnandpur SahibRupnagar, India
• Sikhism · PlaceChamkaur SahibRupnagar
• Sikhism · GurdwaraDera Baba NanakGurdaspur, India
• Sikhism · GurdwaraFatehgarh SahibFatehgarh Sahib, India
• Sikhism · GurdwaraGurdwara Baba Atal SahibAmritsar, India

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