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Geburtstag des spirituellen Führers der Kabuler Sikhs
Zum 307. Bakther News Agency, 15.04.2005, Dari (Farsi) Source: www.afghan-aid.de/Vaisak.htm Das traditionelle Vaisak (Fest) fand aus Anlass des 307. Geburtstags von Khassa, dem geistigen Oberhaupt der Sikhs in Afghanistan in dem im Kabuler Stadtteil „Karte Parwan” liegenden Daramsal (Tempel) statt. Unsere Landsleute mit hinduistischen Glaubensrichtungen begingen im laufenden Jahr ihre religiösen Feierlichkeiten uneingeschränkt. Rowander Singh,… Continue reading Geburtstag des spirituellen Führers der Kabuler Sikhs
Sikhs in Kunduz celebrate Baisakhi after fifteen years
By Amin Salerzai Source KUNDUZ, April14, (Pajhwok News Agency) -The Sikh community in the northern province of Kunduz celebrated the religious festival of Baisakhi after 15 years. The day is a holy day for the Sikhs and also marks the beginning of the New Year. 45 year old Arindar Singh Mustana who is one of… Continue reading Sikhs in Kunduz celebrate Baisakhi after fifteen years
Baisakhi festival to be celebrated in Kabul
By Nooria Ashori Source KABUL, April 13 (Pajhwok Afghan News): Baisakhi, the religious festival of the Sikhs and Hindus which ushers in their new year will be celebrated in a special ceremony in Kabul, for the first time since the Taliban came to power. The ceremony will be held in the Karte Parwan and Joy… Continue reading Baisakhi festival to be celebrated in Kabul
New Year Celebration
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Afghans discovered America a thousand years before Christopher, says a new book
Pajhwok Afghan News 10/15/2007 By Danish Karokhel [Printer Friendly Version] KABUL – Christopher Columbus may be rocked on his pedestal by an unlikely contender. A book authored by a Canadian writer claims that Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America a thousand years before Columbus. Popular history believes that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 while… Continue reading Afghans discovered America a thousand years before Christopher, says a new book
Zum 536. Geburtstag von Baba Nanak
28.11.2004 Anläßlich seines 536. Geburtstages haben Afghanen mit hinduistischen Glaubensrichtungen (Hindu und Sikh) Baba Nanak in dem Dramsal (Tempel) von Karte-Parwan (Kabul Nord) geehrt. An der Zeremonie nahmen zahlreiche Menschen teil. Der Vizeminister für Pilgerfahrt und die religiösen Angelegenheiten Afghanistans, Mawlawi Ataul Rahman, und der Bürgermeister von Kabul Dr. Ghulam Shakhi Noorzad sowie der indische… Continue reading Zum 536. Geburtstag von Baba Nanak