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Sikh Practices:
Prayers: repeated multiple times each day.
Worship: Sikhs are prohibited from worshipping idols, images, or icons.
Temples: There are over 200 Gurdwaras (temples, shrines or holy places) in India alone. The most sacred is Harmandir Sahib, the Golden Temple, at Amritsar. However, all places where the Sri Guru Granth Sahib is installed are equally holy.
The Five K's: These are clothing practices followed by stricter Sikhs, called Khalsa saints:
Drinking of alcoholic beverages in small amounts is acceptable. However, drinking to the point of intoxication is forbidden.
Smoking is forbidden.
The Khanda -- the Sikh symbol
The Khanda has been interpreted symbolically in many ways. one is:
- Kesa (long hair, which is never cut). This term is sometimes used to refer to the turban that is used to cover the hair.
- Kangah (comb)
- Kacha (short pants)
- Kara (metal bracelet)
- Kirpan (a ceremonial dagger)
The Khanda is the main Sikh symbol. It is seen at the top of this essay, used by permission of is composed of four items, all traditional Sikh weapons:
A vertical double edged sword with a broad blade, also called a Khanda.
Two curved swords, called kirpans. They are called miri and piri, after the names given to his personal kirpans by Guru Hargobind.
A ring called a chakker (aka chakram). It is a very effective weapon, with a range of up to 50 meters (165 feet). This has been popularized in North America by the television series Xena the Warrior Princess.
The Khanda has been interpreted symbolically in many ways. one is:
"The Sikh emblem, Khanda, contains a ring of steel representing the Unity of God, a two edged sword symbolizing God's concern for truth and justice, and two crossed swords curved around the outside to signify God's spiritual power."
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