Obama not to visit Amritsar

obama da assi achar pauna
ren deyo usnu othey hi...

 =D> =D> =D> =D> kini sohni soch thodayi dowa di  =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> waare ware java sohnae punjab dae gabrua tae  :happy:

Today, the SGPC was talking about how a non-Sikh person doesn't have to wear a patka, they can wear a cap. It seemed very sad to hear the SGPC trying to beg Obama to come to the Golden Temple. My dad laughed and said who cares if he doesn't come.


PS: Just a few days ago, my Sikh friend shook hands with Obama when he appeared on MTV.

Today, the SGPC was talking about how a non-Sikh person doesn't have to wear a patka, they can wear a cap. It seemed very sad to hear the SGPC trying to beg Obama to come to the Golden Temple. My dad laughed and said who cares if he doesn't come.


PS: Just a few days ago, my Sikh friend shook hands with Obama when he appeared on MTV.

i m agry this post whos care hi s coming or not main pailaan v obama de visit karan te reply keeta c k amritsar sahib jaana ubama di lod ho sakdi harimandir sahib di lod nahi hai ubaama.. guru garanth sahib ji de charna di dhood har ik de naseeb ch nahi hundi te ubaama v badnaseeb nikliya khair eh kai taran diyan mazbooriyan ho sakdiyan ne us layi v political problms so dosnt meter hi s goimng or not.. sgpc ne ik waar fir dasta k uh takde de samne poochh hilaonde ne sab viopaari ne badal kiyan de chamche jinaa kar k saada virsa sada dharm saathon door hoya te ho riha ubama de jaan na jaaan da jkoi dukh yaa khushi nahi hai per mainu dukh hai k saade dushman hi saade rakhwaale ne mera meaning sgpc tonh hai jis nu apni had da pta ni dharm diyan hadaan kithon dasnge chanda chor sabb....

first of all it don't even matter if Obama goes to Harminder Sahib or  not its his loss ..he is missing out ;)

about that topi thing...WTH why would you allow that? And why should circumstances be any different for him? Just because he is the president of United States? He ain’t no God so get over it :pagel:

I don’t think odi figure di presence harmandir sahib hon ja nah on te kuj hona so je oh jana chonda ta he should be able to go just like any other person no special adjustments should be made. 

There are bunch of foreigners that practice Sikhism and they are Amrit Shak and follow Sikhism just the way it should be followed.

We have had our City Mayor come into our local GuruGhar several times before the GuruGhar got its permissions granted to be built …he covers his head just like any other person would inside and outside of dewaan sahib.

Anyways  Obama de karma ch GuruGhar de Darshan nai likhe hon ge:pagel: ki kar sakde a ;) (loss is his not GuruGhars)

new york times vich publish hoa article, oh kende je canadian prime minister stephen harper aa sakda patka banke, obama kio nai?


A Question of Appearances: Obama Will Bypass Sikh Temple on Visit to India
By LYDIA POLGREEN

NEW DELHI — The Golden Temple, a sprawling and serene complex of gleaming gold and polished marble that is the spiritual center of the Sikh religion, is one of India’s most popular tourist attractions. Revered by Indians of all faiths, it is a cherished emblem of India’s religious diversity. So it was no surprise when the gold-plated marvel was promoted as the likely third stop on President Obama’s visit to India, scheduled for early November.

But the United States has ruled out a Golden Temple visit, according to an American official involved in planning. Temple officials said that American advance teams had gone to Amritsar, the holy city that is the site of the temple, to discuss a possible visit. But the plan appears to have foundered on the thorny question of how Mr. Obama would cover his head, as Sikh tradition requires, while visiting the temple.

“To come to golden temple he needs to cover his head,” said Dalmegh Singh, secretary of the committee that runs the temple. “That is our tradition.”

Mr. Obama, a Christian, has struggled to fend off persistent rumors that he is a Muslim, and Sikhs in the United States have often been mistaken for Muslims. Sikhism, which arose in the Punjab region in the 15th century, includes elements of Hinduism and Islam but forms a wholly distinct faith. Since Sept. 11, 2001, Sikhs in the United States have been occasional targets of anti-Muslim discrimination and violence — a Sikh was killed in Arizona a few days after the attack on the World Trade Center by a man who mistook him for a Muslim.

Observant Sikhs do not cut their hair, and Sikh men wear turbans that cover their heads in public. Visitors to Sikh temples, known as gurudwaras, are required to cover their heads and remove their shoes. Baseball caps are not considered appropriate. Sikh scriptures require that men tie a piece of cloth on their heads, not simply put on a hat that can be easily taken off, because the act of tying has spiritual significance. Most non-Sikh visitors tie on kerchiefs sold by vendors outside the temple.

The Golden Temple is a popular stop for famous visitors. In 1997 the Queen of England padded around the glittering temple in her stocking feet. Another kind of royalty, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that controls India’s Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi has also been to the temple. He sipped tea from a metal bowl there, sitting on the ground like every other visitor, head draped as temple tradition demands. Last year Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, also covered his head when he visited the temple.

For Mr. Obama, who will be seeking to cement the crucial but sometimes testy relationship between two of the world’s biggest democracies, the temple was one of several possible backdrops intended to convey America’s kinship with India. Mr. Obama will visit Mumbai and New Delhi.

H. S. Phoolka, a prominent Sikh lawyer in New Delhi, said he was disappointed that Mr. Obama would not visit the temple.

“We have worked so hard to establish in America that Sikhs have a very different identity than Muslims,” Mr. Phoolka said. “It is very unfortunate that even the White House is conveying the message that there is no difference between Muslims and Sikhs.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/world/asia/20india.html

sorry grenade bro .. but we Sikhs cud care less about an aandu paandu president visiting Amritsar ..... no need to infact we shud protest any compromises SGPC tries...
Akbar vi jado Guru ghar aaya si taan pehla pangat vich betha si fer Guru Sahb nu mil sakeya si.. and  im sure Guru Amar Das ji didnt request him or made any changes to comfort him