Vaisakhi 2024

Key information

Date: Saturday 06 April 2024

Time: 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Venue: Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN, GB

Cost: Free

Source: https://www.london.gov.uk/events/vaisakhi-2024

Coventry's colourful Vaisakhi parade has date confirmed with 10,000 taking part

Thousands of Sikhs will soon be gathering for the spectacular annual Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan celebration in Coventry. It will be taking place on Sunday, April 21.

A parade will be led by colourful floats and people dressed in traditional clothing, leaving from the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash on Harnall Lane West at 10am. Organisers say the route will go down Howard Street, Stoney Stanton Road, Cross Road and Foleshill Road before finishing on Harnall Lane West.

Refreshments will be served along the route and the procession will finish with acrobatics and sword fighting known as Gatka. Attendees have been asked to park at City College on Bath Street and Eden Girls School.

Source: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventrys-colourful-vaisakhi-parade-date-28888685 (27 March 2024)

Gurdwara Sri Reetha Sahib

Gurdwara Sri Reetha Sahib is located in an area of outstanding beauty at the foothills of the himalayas.

Sri Guru Nanak Sahib Ji had an encounter here with Nath yogis whom he tried to bring to the path of active humanitarian service along with remembrance of God's name.

The hindu yogis uncharitably refused to provide food for Bhai Mardana who was hungry.

Guru Nanak miraculously made the normally bitter fruit of a Reetha (soapnut) tree sweet for Bhai Mardana so he could eat.

A soapnut tree (not the original one) is still here and Sikhs are given the prashad of sweet soapnuts.

However, the common belief that the nuts of only the one branch, under which the Guru had sat, are sweet is not true. Nor are all the nuts given as prasad from this one tree.

About ten kilometers from the Grudwara, there is a tract of land where such trees are grown and their fruit is collected and brought to replenish the Gurdwara's stock of prasad.

It is called Nanak Bagichi (lit. Nanak's garden).

The Gurdwara, also known as Gurdwara Meetha Reetha Sahib, is located at the confluence of the Lodhiya and Ratiya rivers.

It was constructed in the year 1960 and is situated near the Deyuri village.

Due to its religious background this place is considered as a holy place for Sikhs. Some Reetha trees are still here in the premises of the Gurdwara.

On the day of Vaisakhi Purnima, the holy day of the Sikhs, a fair is held in the premises of Gurdwara.

Source: https://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_gurdwaras/gurdwara_sri_reetha_sahib.html

Nanakshahi Sammat 556

 Happy Nanakshahi New Year 556

Darbar Sahib Radio - live kirtan

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

*Celebrating a Milestone: Darbar Sahib Radio launches on DAB Radio for Sikh Sangat across the UK*

The Sikh community in the United Kingdom marks a momentous occasion with the inauguration of Darbar Sahib Radio, a world's first radio station broadcasting live kirtan directly from Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji.

Live kirtan will broadcast daily from 4am to 10pm, with strictly no commercial interruptions, no adverts, no funding appeals and no presenters.

Launching on the Sikh new year, Thursday 14th March 2024, Darbar Sahib Radio will transmit across major cities including Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Leicester, Manchester and Glasgow.

The UK Sikh sangat are invited to tune in on their DAB radios in their cars by simply searching for Darbar Sahib Radio.

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ

*ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਯੂਕੇ ਭਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਲਈ DAB ਰੇਡੀਓ 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ*

ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਰੇਡੀਓ, ਯੂਕੇ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਲਾਈਵ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਣ ਕਰੇਗਾ।

ਲਾਈਵ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਸਵੇਰੇ 4 ਵਜੇ ਤੋਂ ਰਾਤ 10 ਵਜੇ ਤੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ, ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਪਾਰਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਦੇ, ਕੋਈ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ, ਕੋਈ ਫੰਡਿੰਗ ਅਪੀਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ।

ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਬਰਮਿੰਘਮ, ਵੁਲਵਰਹੈਂਪਟਨ, ਕੋਵੈਂਟਰੀ, ਲੈਸਟਰ, ਮਾਨਚੈਸਟਰ ਅਤੇ ਗਲਾਸਗੋ ਸਮੇਤ ਵੱਡੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।

ਸਿੱਖ ਸੰਗਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੀਏਬੀ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਸੱਦਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

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Muharni

You can learn read Gurmukhi and speak Punjabi through Muharni. Muharni is an integral part of the practice of Punjabi phonology. If you have not mastered the Gurmukhi script you are strongly advised to learn the names of the Gurmukhi letters before beginning Muharni.

Muharni is the traditional way of learning Punjabi sounds by actually reciting them. It consists of letters of the Gurmukhi script in their natural order, each letter is followed by a vowel phoneme (matra) starting with that letter. This will equip you with every sound of Punjabi language whether consonant or vowel.

As a result, you will create a strong foundation in beginning to read Gurmukhi and speak Punjabi. Ideally, a learner should go through Muharni 100 times to fully remember the correct pronunciations.

Source: https://www.discoversikhism.com/punjabi/muharni.html