Word: govind
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...honoring Guru (Teacher) Govind Singh and his two martyr sons, by breaking ground for a shrine for them. The story goes that Guru's sons were captured by the Moslems (circa 1700) and held as hostages until their father should renounce his faith. When he refused, the Moslems built a tomb over the two boys, 7 and 9, and buried them alive...
...waxed great in the border country. But, as the years passed, the independence of the Sikhs aroused the jealousy of Akbar the Great and his Imperial Muhammadan successors,* until finally a Sikh ruler, in self-protection, was forced to add militarism to the Sikh code. His name was Govind Singh. He instituted the ceremonial of baptism. When a mature Sikh youth became baptized, he added Singh (Lion) to his name-"John Jones" became "John Jones, Lion." From baptism, the youth must wear the five "K"s: 1) kes-uncut hair of the whole body; 2) kachh-short drawers, for convenience...