Here is a video clip of Pritpal Singh playing the shabad "Dithay Sabay Thav Nahi Tudh Jahiya" during Gurdwara in Espanola, New Mexico. You can also hear me singing the high parts of the shabad chorus line...as I move the camera around the room :)

That is Harimandir jot Singh from Chardikala Jatha playing Tablas. I think this was before they formed their jatha (CK). Now he wears a Dhamalla turban.



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Ok... I know some people might not like this type of music, and feel that it is bad to mix Gurbani with other music, but here I go anways.... What the heck....It's Friday. There were just made for fun and not meant to go clubbing with (drinking/partying). Enjoy with respect :)

Both tracks are "House/club" remixed by friends of mine.

The first track is a remix by Manpreet singh of a shabad sung by Jagjit Singh

• Deh Shiva (5MB)

This second track is a remix by our own Espanola "Dj Dubba" (Just a nick name) for Gurudarbar singh. He is one of my classmates and lives here in Espanola. He has turn tables and mixes music for fun, and also for some of our local events. The original music is "Wahe Guru Groove" by Simran Kaur.

• Wahe Guru (5MB)

So.. enjoy them......or not. Have a good weekend!

Every year we have a big birthday celebration for Siri Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa (Yogi Bhajan). Many guests, friends, family, etc come to this party to celebrate with each other. Every year there are different types of entertainment, however one of the constants is having a show of Punjabi Dance.

Here is a video clip of some of the local Espanola Sikh women doing a few different dances in Aug 2002.

Ravi Kaur of the Bhangra Troupe "Izzat De Punjab" does some great choreography. She is the one that organizes and gets everyone together to have fun and practice these dances.



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Nishaan Magazine did a nice review of the beautiful Japji translation that my friend Ek Ong Kaar Kaur did. I thought you all might enjoy reading the review and some of the translation.

View/Read the Article (PDF file)

Picture of Ek Ong Kaar Kaur

Every year the Summer Solstice camp here in Espanola, New Mexico starts out with the "Peace Prayer Day" event, where people of all religions come to celebrate and pray for peace.

Over the years we have had quite a variety of musicians perform. In 2002 the famous singer/musician "Seal" performed for us at Peace Prayer Day. It was an awesome concert. The day before he came to the Summer Solstice camp to setup and test things out. Here is a small video clip of Seal with Guru Singh (Vocals/Guitar), Guru Ganesha (electric guitar) and others jamming out to a small crowd of onlookers like myself. You don't hear many main stream singers chanting "Wahe Guru", let alone doing so with other Sikhs. So...this was pretty cool.

You can also purchase the audio CD (Game of Chants) that was done with Guru Singh and Seal. It has a similar studio version of this track.

Wahe Guru Jam Session

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Various Songs by Seal

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I went through some of my older MiniDV tapes that have been sitting on my desk unused for years. There is some cool footage from some of them, so I put together a little video from a couple of the tapes. All the events are from June of 2000 in Espanola, New Mexico.

Every year at the Summer Solstice camp the Miri Piri Academy students put on a show for everyone. It always ends with a gatka demonstration. So in the video you'll see some of their performance....and then some footage of an evening Gurdwara in Espanola.

I hope you enjoy it! I had fun putting it together. I "threw" it together quickly using Pinnacle Studio (video editing program). Any other video editor enthusiasts out there?

More videos to come in the next couple of days. :)



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When I was in 1st grade/class in a public school in America I had different experiences being a Sikh and different. Kids used to say I was a girl and tease me because of my turban. That wasn't too bad, but what was worse for me was how they made fun of my sandwiches (No, really!)

I was raised to eat very healthy food. We used to eat a lot of alfalfa sprouts (from the seeds) in our salads and in sandwiches to give extra nutrition. This was not the norm for most people in America who are used to having fast food and other processed foods. When I would eat the sandwiches at school the kids would see the sprouts and tease me that I was eating worms. This really bothered me. I told my mother about it and she had an idea.

Every friday we had "Show and Tell", which was a time that you could show or tell the class about something interesting. That friday I had my show and tell idea. I was equipped with a jar, some seeds, a cloth and a rubber band. I then stood up in front of the class and told them that I was going to show them how to make sprouts from seeds. After showing them how it was done we kept the jar in the window so it would get sun. We watched it every day over the next couple days, and soon the sprouts filled the whole jar. All the kids thought it was pretty cool after I did that demonstration. I never did have a problem with eating "worms" after that week.

The point of the story is that even as adults we judge and criticize people. Much of this comes from a lack of understanding and not accepting people with differences. So, with a little effort we can avoid this by educating ourselves and others around us. Allowing for other ways of doing things (even if is different than your way). We are all Sikhers on this path of life, and are on many different roads. Your road is not better or worse than someone else's.

Here is a video which which was shown at the memorial service for Siri Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa (Oct 2004). It captures some themes that he taught throughout his 35+ years in America and worldwide.



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A friend asked me to write something about how my life was changed as a result of him. Sitting down now and thinking about it I am overwhelmed. I don't even know where to start. There are just too many things. I grew up in Los Angeles where he used to live, so have been lucky to learn a lot from him growing up. He was like a great teacher and a wise grandfather wrapped in one. Most of us Sikhs referred to him as "Siri Singh Sahib", and the general public/yoga students called him "Yogi Bhajan".

It was common for people to request "spiritual" names (Sikh Names) from him for their new born child, or if they were becoming a Sikh. For whatever reason...he chose the name "Guru Mustuk Singh" for me right after I was born. I think it was very appropriate for me, and I take my name as a guiding light to keep me on track. That's why I always encourage people to use their real Sikh names and not resort to nick names. Your name can be a reminder of being a better person and a good Sikh.

My understanding of the words "Guru Mustuk" is, Literally = "The Guru's Forehead". "Forehead" symbolizes Destiny. As in, your destiny is written on your forehead. Guru = "Gu" means darkness, and "ru" means light. So for me Guru Mustuk means that I should serve others, teach and help bring people from darkness to light. I think this is why I am doing the work that I am doing. It is the one thing which gives my life purpose and is very satisfying.


Siri Singh Sahib ji impacted thousands and thousands of people and is still doing so, every single day, through the people that he taught. If you are not familiar with him you can read a little more about him and the history of him coming from India to America. Since it is hard to sum up 30 years of experiences I'll just share a few things from my personal interactions with him.

Siri Singh Sahib truly was a visionary and always thought far into the future. Every thing he did was not necessarily for the now, but for generations down the line. Looking back I can see this. He really did do things slowly and steadily.

I remember lots of night classes that he taught, and coloring books, lying on the floor listening to him talk about every aspect of life. My mother used to always encourage me to go over to him after a class. Probably to see if he would give me some direction or tell me something that I should be doing in my life. He did quite often give me valuable advice and direction over the years.

I remember being a teenager and returning to America after years of boarding school in India. I didn't have many friends, I wanted to fit in, was questioning my beliefs as a Sikh, wanted to do things which I was always told that I shouldn't do. I started going out to dance clubs, drinking, smoking and shaving my beard; Pretty much going a totally different direction than I was raised. I remember feeling empty and struggling to find direction in my life. Feeling all the social pressure. Wanting to take the easy route and not follow the Sikh lifestyle.

Siri Singh Sahib...always seemed to know what was going on with me. During that period I would try to avoid him, because I knew he would see through my facade and confront me. When I eventually saw him he would very directly confront me. He is not one to sugar coat. This was his method:

"Poke, provoke, confront, elevate. First I must wake you up. That harshness you face from me, which is sometimes to the point of rudeness, is to wake you up from your spell of arrogance in which you have lost the game to begin with. After that, I get you into a dialogue. Third is to give you a reasonable experience so that you can move out of it and gain your life as it is, and be on your way. The process is not to make you my "clients." That's not the process here. The process here is that you have the right to happiness and you have the right to success. Therefore, you must work to achieve it."


He used to say I had a lot of duality and was like an Eagle in the Day and a Wolf at night. He was correct and this was my struggle to find my identity and not try to be two things. I went through a few of these meetings. The second one was at the Winter Solstice Camp in Florida and I remember him getting really intense with me again. Saying that I was on "strike two" and that I didn't want 3 strikes...because I would be out. It's hard to explain how these meetings influenced me, but because of him I am here today doing what I am doing and on track with my life. He planted seeds in me that have grown over the years. Here is a letter from him a month before I started SikhNet.com.

I first started SikhNet (which was not called that at the time) in 1995 when I was living in New York. You can see the old home page here. That year Siri Singh Sahib came to New York and over to our house during his visit. He saw the website and knew the potential that it had. He directed me to move to Espanola, New Mexico to work at the Sikh Computer Consulting Company, Sun & Son. It was the end of december and he said to start work Jan 1st. Working at Sun & Son allowed me to learn a whole lot, and give me the tools and support which was later used to build SikhNet.com (which still stands today 10 years later).

One of the founders of Sun & Son (Guruka Singh) last year switched his job to work with SikhNet (as Executive Director). He is the actual founder of SikhNet which was started as a BBS system in the early 80's. It's amazing to be working again with him and on our beloved SikhNet. It's so cool to see how Guruji works his magic and takes care of things.

Every minute I ever saw Siri Singh Sahib in his life he was helping people, advising, serving and teaching. His whole life was given to service. Even up to the days before he passed away he was still teaching. Over the years we have faced much criticism from the Sikh community at large. In spite of that he pushed on and stood firm with his direction. As a result the world is a changed place. The landscape of Sikhi is forever changed. I would not be a Sikh and doing SikhNet if it were not for him. All in all.... Guruji works in mysterious ways. He works through us all if we open ourselves and give our head to the Guru.

Some of you may not agree with Siri Singh Sahib's methods, or understand what he taught, which is totally fine. But I would appreciate it if you feel like commenting on this message, that you do not post any negative or critical remarks. My posting these thoughts is not to start a debate, but to share a little slice of how he brought me to the Feet of Guru Nanak and changed my life forever.

Siri Atma Kaur with face paint

Sarabjot Kaur all painted up...

Narayan the surfer boy (at least he looks like it here)

Narayan and his friends said they had a "show" for us to watch....so here it is :)

Sarabjot Kaur, Siri Atma Kaur and Narayan doing their super hero show for us all.

Here I am on the ladder about to bestow super powers on them below. *Poof!* Superheroes!

Harpal Singh and his wife Jaapa Kaur are part of the Rotary club and are active in our community. In order to create more family activities for kids and families in Espanola the Rotary club is paying for the development of a Mini Golf (Putt Putt) course.

Different groups of people are designing and constructing the holes for the golf course. These pictures are of us working on the hole to represent the Sikh community in Espanola. We are framing the area for the cement to be poured.

The kids playing nearby in a little stream

Almost done with the putt putt mini golf course framing.

Singh Kaur has such a beautiful voice. I grew up listening to her music. I used to go to sleep to it every night. Here is a live recording from the Gurdwara in Los Angles, shorty before she passed away (cancer). It is one of the tracks from that day which I call "The last songs". They really do live on though.

Music by: Singh Kaur
Shabad: Ad Gureh Nameh (10.5MB)

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Well... I have to say, it's been hard lately to keep up with the pace I set on the blog in the past months. I haven't had much time/energy to write or do as many different creative things. So much has been going on at work and home, so I just have the late nights to do blogging.

This weekend I think I want to curl up on the couch and watch movies, eat my yummy pop-corn, ice-cream and other goodies. Basically just relax. Today felt like it was friday (Wishfull thinking). After langar I was so wiped out I just made myself take a nap on the grass outside my office. I was fortunate enough to be right next to Dharampal Singh who set up his massage table. He saw me lying there and told me to hop on the table. So...I was lucky enough to get a little relaxing massage too. This got me through the rest of the day. What am I doing on the computer right now?? I should be asleep. I might have to check with my blog supervisor (God) to see if I can get some days off. I don't know if I could do it. Hahaha. It's pretty addicting. I have to go to another country or get totally away from the computer. It's too easy when it just sits there...taunting me....calling... "Gurumustuk.... come to me...you are under my command!" every time I walk by my home/office room.

One thing I realize is that we all have pressures in our life and we have to find a balance. Otherwise we push and push ourselves and we get sick or we miss out on something in life (family, hapiness, fun,etc). For me, life is a constant game on the balance beam. It really does take discipline to lead a balanced and spiritual life. It's not easy doing banis every day, meditating or just about anything that takes an effort. Afterall...if it were so easy...we would all be great saints, wise or rich.

What we sometimes fail to realize is that we all have the capacity to be great and do amazing things. We all possess an inner strength that can enable us to do anything. It is our small minded thinking which limits us. So, think about your life and what you feel you cannot do...or can't have. Open your mind up to the possibilities. Imagine that you CAN do/have those things. Take a minute and feel the success. One tool which can make a huge difference is writing down positive affirmations on a piece of paper and putting them in prominant places where you will see them often. These will be specific to you but some ideas are: "I am happy", "I enjoy doing my banis every day", "I have a job that makes me excited", "I look beautiful", etc. These positive affirmations set a projection in yourself.

The power of your "projection" is amazing. If you said to yourself every day "I am sick" over and over you would probably get sick. What we don't realize is that our thoughts have such a power over us. Especially the unconscious ones. This just digs your hole deeper and deeper when they are negative thoughts. So...try the test of creating some positive affirmations and read them every day. See if it makes a difference for you. I know it has with me. Also read this previous blog post which relates a lot to this.

Awake your Giant Within!

Ram Rattan Kaur... AKA: Super Cutie... (Siri Dyal Kaur and Amrit Singh' daughter). This is one of Narayan's little friends.

Some of my friends ask me to take a picture of them...but little do they realize these days...that if I take a picture it might end up on the internet here on my blog. Hehehe...

In celebration of the International Day of Peace some of us gathered to meditate and pray for peace.

Doing a meditation

After the meditation singing a song with with hand motions...

After the meditation together langar was served. Hari Jiwan Singh is serving langar along with others.

Arjan Serving langar....

Another picture of Arjan (My wife)

Yesterday we had a fun birthday/going away lunch for Dr. Balkar Singh and his wife Karmjit Kaur. Dr. Balkar has been living with us for many years and has been having classes for quite a long time teaching Punjabi and Sikh studies (In our little Espanola "Punjabi University" (affiliated with Punjab University Patiala). It's even a paid SikhNet benefit to take these classes during the week. I always have to squeeze the time in to take the classes.

I need some more people to practice my Punjabi with on a regular basis. It's hard to do this with others that speak English well. I get embarrassed sometimes. It's fun when the other person doesn't speak much English because you can just say whatever and it works. I speak a mixture of Punjabi and Hindi (probably more Hindi).

Anyways... back to the topic... In the winter Dr. Balkar and his wife go back to their home town (Patiala) Punjab. Shanti Kaur organized this lunch for us all to share our gratitude to him and his wife for their service to our community and the clases that they taught.

In this picture is Dr. Balkar Singh and Shanti Kaur, who is rolling rotis. She cooked a delicious Punjabi meal for us all. Yum Yum. Most people here don't cook this type of food (or know how) so it's always a treat for us to have it.

Singing Happy Birthday to Karmjit Kaur (Dr. Balkar Singh's Wife)

Here is a picture of Sat Nirmal Kaur (CEO of Akal Security) in her uniform which she wears every day to work. It's great seeing Sikhs in all different types of jobs. Below are some closeups of the typical Akal Security Badges.

Akal Security Arm Badges

Front ID Badge

Akal Security Arm Badges

This is a great Simran Track (Waheguru). It has a nice tabla rythym with some piano and other subtle instruments, and is very meditative. I worked all day yesterday and today to this playing on my computer. I just put it on repeat so it played over and over. It helps me stay relaxed at work. I hope it does the same for you :)

Download, plug in your head phones, and enjoy!

Music by: Unknown Singh
Shabad: Wahe Guru (24.5MB)

Well... I think I'm done enough for now with the Turban Tying Tutorials to "officially" put it online. There are still some other turban styles that I want to put up, and some additional info about the turban fabric and lengths. I'll post that up later on.

So go take a look and let me know what you think. I tried to get most of the existing videos that others made and put them together with the videos I made. Ultimately I could see many more turban styles coming up and more detailed information.


Hey... I've been wanting to try some new turban styles...so I'll have to check out some of the videos! I'll let you know how it goes.
There is also some good Q&A info about why we wear a turban and similar questions with answers relating to the Turban.

I would like to thank all my friends who let me record them tying their turbans. My brother Dharam Singh (above pictured Dhamala), Himat Singh (Dhamala with Chakar), Guru Darbar Singh (Double Patti), and Hari Bhajan Kaur (Women's turban pictured above) .

You can watch/download the videos out at:
http://www.sikhnet.com/s/TyingTurbans

Check out SeekTV where they are currently featuring two videos relating to the International Day of Peace. There is a video of Avtar Hari Singh talking about the Peace Prayer Day that we have here in Espanola every year.

Well, I have to say I am really enjoying the Acapella Jatha Kirtan. Another featured clip. I just started hearing their voices after I got back from the UK. It's great hearing their simple yet beautiful musical creativity. I hope they continue to create more beautiful music, which is uplifting to listen to.

Music by: Acapella Jatha - Gurpal Kaur, Rupjit Kaur, Gurbinder Kaur and Rajwinder Kaur
Shabad: Jo Mangai Takhur (4MB)

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Well, today was one of those days where I had fun and felt like I got a lot done. I made progress with all kinds of little things, and I am almost done with the Turban Tying Tutorials web page. At least done enough to post it publicly. There will be more turbans to add and improvements to make, for sure.

Many years ago I was planning to do some online educational projects focused towards the Sikh youth. One of them was creating little mini educational videos on all kinds of topics (to post online). I felt that it would serve kids more to have audio and visual means for education (as opposed to long pages of boring text). I wanted to do new videos each week/month and build a library of topics.

With this in mind SikhNet bought a nice digital video camera. This vision/project though has been delayed due to the time and resources needed to carry this out. So...for me, even though the turban videos were a pretty easy project it was fun to "Just Do It", and squeeze it in to make it happen.

It would be great to see other youth take on a project like this. It would be really fun and educational too! Many people have digital video cameras and computers already. All you need is some inexpensive video editing software (Like Pinnacle Studio). The main thing is the interest and time/willingness to learn. You don't have to be an expert in Sikhi or computers. There is too much information online already, it's overwhelming. I think it is about keeping things simple and just focusing on specific small areas of Sikhi. It could be a 14 year old making cool videos!!

So...I post the challenge out there to anyone who feels called to embark on this adventure with me. Have some fun! Be Creative! If you create a video and it is interesting, we can feature it on SikhNet.com (and my blog of course). I can help guide you too, as best I can.

Let the videos begin!

Spinning Wheel Festival here we come!

Jaap Kaur and Her Son Vasu Sukhmani.

Today I went down to the 3HO events office to take some pictures of the staff for their website and I ended up having a lot of fun. I always thought it funny seeing the polarity in our offices. The SikhNet office is all techy guys, and the 3HO events office is pretty much all girls (most not so techy). It's a whole different energy. The SikhNet offices are typical guy offices... (let's just say we don't decorate as nice as the Girls). We have to mix it up somehow. SikhNet needs more feminine energy to take care of the Sikh women's needs and give a different approach.

So...after I took pictures I ended up having a few different impromtu chats with people talking about our local community and making the 3HO events more visible and known to the Sikh community as a whole. Most of the 3HO events are not Sikh specific camps and have all kinds of different people, so part of it is orienting the camps to Sikhs in a way that is appealing. The Winter Solstice Camp in Florida is coming up at the end of Decemeber. We'll be posting info on that soon. Right Jaap Kaur? The pressure is on. hahaha..

Jaap Kaur has a young boy who everyone in the office seems to have adopted. It was soo cool seeing all the girls pass around little Vasu.

Nirinjan taking her turn. Everyone want's to hold him.

Kyla with Vasu Sukhmani

Here is a beautiful audio file by the Acappella Jatha of "Wahe Guru" being Sung in Acappella style with light Piano in the background. Another soothing MP3 to ease your way into another week of work! Enjoy :)


Music by: Acappella Jatha (Gurpal Kaur, Rupjit Kaur, Gurbinder Kaur and Rajwinder Kaur)
Shabad: Wahe Guru (4.5MB)

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"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God."

Ok... I'm not talking about Narayan's toys... but the big boys toys.

I have to say recently my blog posts have been quite random and different. Less spiritual in nature and more random happenings. It takes a lot of time and energy to write and post inspirational stuff. I guess this is just part of my cycle with the blog.

Speaking of more random things, yesterday I was up well into the early morning researching a replacement computer for myself at home. I am currently using a computer that I put together with spare parts 4.5 years ago (Pentium III 1Ghz)....and now that I am using it a lot and for many things I can justify the expense for buying a new one.

I was originally looking at pre-built computers but wanted to keep it under $1,000 and couldn't quite get the mix of specs/price that I wanted. So, Guruka Singh made some suggestions for hardware and off I went to price out all the hardware parts to put it together myself. It's exciting! I spent the most time trying to find reviews on a good quality 19" LCD monitor (the jury is still out).

I can't wait to order the stuff! It's going to be a nice and fast computer. Arjan is the CFO ("Chief Financial Officer") in the family and she said that I have to sell the beautiful oil paintings that we got painted and framed before I can buy it. Grrrrr.....! Once you get excited...it's hart to wait. Patience...Patience pays.

As I'm sure many of you are aware gas/petrol prices have been extremely high this year. Those who have been to America will have noticed that this is the country with the GIANT gas guzzling cars and trucks. Everyone wants to be the king of the road and have the biggest car/truck. Every year they seem to get bigger and bigger! Very different from Europe where people have a little more sense and have smaller more economical cars.

I currently drive a 1994 Mazda Navajo SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle which is basically a two door Ford Explorer) and it is falling apart by the day so we are planning and saving for a replacement car. It's been a juggling act to find the right blend of features and price range. Even though we are planning to buy a used car it can be overwhelming trying to find the right car. Arjan is going to drive the car and her main criteria is being a "well built car" with decent mileage and the main feature...three rows of seats so that there is room for more kids and passengers. Most of the cars that have this feature are huge SUV's (gas guzzlers) and Mini Vans (Arjan thinks they are dorky)...so that leaves "wagons". So...right now we are looking into a used Volvo V70 . I don't know why I'm telling all this. Oh well.

Amar Prakash Singh sent me a few photos and his story of how he switched from his big truck to the "Indian Super Mini". Here is his story:

"For about 6 months I have been giving the idea of inexpensive and economical transportation serious consideration. For the past 16 years, I have been running an office cleaning service out of the back of my Ford Ranger. The truck is getting a little old and should be replaced, however, I refuse to pay $15,000 dollars for a vehicle that gets only 20 or 25 mpg.

A couple of months ago, you posted a couple of photos of some Bajaj scooters that had been imported from India. I went to the BajajUSA site and much to my surprise, they were also importing the three wheelers. Took one look at the Delivery Van model and said "That's the vehicle for me!!" The best part is that my wife took one look and said "I'm sold!! "

Took delivery last week and already have it in service."

Some matches are made in heaven....but others are made right here on MrSikhNet.com. Hahahahaha. The Ash and Gurumustuk Bachola service will not only find you a husband/wife but we'll find you a car! (Well...let's see if I can find myself a car first!)

New Mexico has a large Native American population, so there are quite a few pueblos (where they live). At the Pojoaque pueblo they were having an event to celebrate "Mother Earth". Here are a few pictures from our visit.


There were some different displays. One of them was on Solar power. There were these interesting solar cooking devices that they were displaying. They also had a solar powered water pump and a totally solar remote control car.

Narayan's new favorite toy snake (a rubber coral snake)

Mr. T-Rex and his papa..

Arjan and Narayan watching the Native Americans from the local Pueblo do their special method of cooking fish (which someone from a pueblo in Washington caught and brought down to NM). They dig a huge pit and had the fish lined up around the fire. Narayan kept asking Arjan "Why do they eat fish?". We tried to explain as best we could (we are vegetarians).

Heading home. The landscape was covered by these beautiful glowing yello flowers. It was really beautifull.

In the morning we went to the Akandh Path Bhog at the Gurdwara (finishing of the Akandh Paath). Every Saturday morning the Akandh Path finishes. It's always nice to be there and hear the slokhs being read and then "Aarti" sung afterwards. It's a cozy small gathering in the Gurdwara. The Akandh Path is held in a small alcove near the rear of the Gurdwara. This is where our Gurdwara and kirtan normally happens in the mornings.

Akandh Path Slokhs being read

Sat Nirmal Kaur playing Aarti

Well... another week has flown by and it is Friday once again. Today I have been chugging away at converting all the Turban Tying videos to the various formats, organizing pictures, text, web page, etc. It's a lot of work...all the details. If it were just one turban than this would have been done. But so far there are about 10 different turban variations. Getting close.

This evening I feel like relaxing and having some time off of the computer with my family. Lately I have been on the computer too much. Having this blog doesn't help this scene either. Hahaha.

So, I'll leave you with this "MP3 Pick" which I recently came across. It is a nice relaxing track of the Sri Deshmesh Girls Jatha doing Simran (Waheguru), with flute, guitar, and violin. I like traditional Gurbani Kirtan which is more common, but I also really like the simran/gurbani which has a modern feel to it. I'm always on the lookout for new stuff. Most of this style comes from the youth. Enjoy :)

Music by: Sri Deshmesh Girls Jatha
Shabad: Wahe Guru (Mala Simran) (24MB)

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One of my many side projects is the SikhPhotos.com art gallery. You can browse through a collection of Sikh art and photographs that I have taken over the years. One of the new services which I am now offering is to be able to order and purchase an original, hand painted, one of a kind piece of artwork based on a photograph!

So....you can go through the SikhPhotos.com art gallery and pick out any of the pictures and have it created into a