Sikhism

2. Sikhism

4. The Golden Temple Armistar, India

5. Obama Decides Not to Visit the Golden Temple • The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the center of the Sikh religion and, at one point in the planning of the U.S. President's November trip to India, it had been viewed a likely place for Obama to visit. However, American politics may have gotten in the way. Though the White House has not acknowledged it, the requirement that men cover their heads when they enter the Golden Temple may have scotched the visit. In the U.S., Sikhs are very often mistaken for Muslims — and, when Islamophobia enters, unhappy consequences ensue. That was probably one factor too many for an American politican already burdened with false but unstanchable scuttlebutt that he is a secret Muslim.Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2035319_2034971_2034964,00.html #ixzz186X9NIAG

6. 5 K’s of Sikhism 1) Kesh 3) Kara 2) Kangha 4) Kaccha 5) Kirpan

8. Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting • Oak Creek, Wisconsin (CNN) -- Members of the Sikh temple where six people died in a weekend rampage swept, scrubbed and painted over damage to their building Thursday after investigators allowed them back inside. • A lone bullet hole remained in a metal door frame, which members say won't be repaired. The doorway leads to the main prayer area, where the only female victim -- 41-year-old ParamjitKaur -- was killed. • But elsewhere, the congregation was busy polishing the tile floors, touching up patched drywall and replacing carpet, using donated supplies; and reopening the dining hall, where the SIkhs run an open kitchen for the community. Several members wept as they walked in, while others embraced. • CNN