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Sakhi (Kannada Article)
Sakhi (Gurmukhi: ਸਾਖੀ; ''sākhī'') literally means 'historical account', 'anecdote', or 'story'. It is derived from the Sanskrit word ''sākṣī'' (साक्षी) which literally means 'witness'. The term refers to the accounts of the historical events in Sikhism. It is a tale usually from the era during the times of the Sikh Gurus and their devoted followers and associates. However, many Sakhis do exist from the period before and after the times of the Ten Gurus. Most Sakhis have a moral lesson and highlight important Sikh principles. Compilation A collection of over five-hundred anecdotes from Sikh history was said to have been compiled in a work known as the ''Panj Sau Sakhi'', which is now lost. An extant work titled ''Sau Sakhi'' contains a hundred anecdotes. List of Sakhis Below is a list of important Sakhis with a message for Sikhs. *Bhai Makhan Shah *Village of Children *Establishment of Kartarpur *Darshan *3 Days in the River *Bhai Lalo's Honesty * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painting Depicting Guru Ram Das And The Story Of Dukh Bhanjani - The Leper Husband Of Bibi Rajani Was Cured By Taking A Dip In The Pond
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term ''painting ''describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, composition, gesture (as in gestural painting), narration (as in narrative art), and abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in still life and landscape painting), photographic, abstract, nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
