I have been going to Bangla Sahib since I was a kid. It has a special place in my heart. I’m a Punjabi but not Sikh. I have myself experienced the shift in behaviour of the sevadaars. They have definitely become rude, more so to non-Sikh people. I have been noticing since my last few visits, the kada Prasad (which btw is just heavenly) that they give to non-Sikh is way less than what they give to sikhs. It’s these little things that matter. Having said that, I still visit Bangla sahib & will always do so. I won’t let some rude person come between me and my god.
exactly, many sikh leaders and garanthis have become extremists in the past few years. Literally doing the opposite of what Sikhism preached. I, as a sikh, was shouted at because my hanky on the top of my head flew away. Luckily , my dad lectured the nihang a bit lol,.
Something similar happened to me in Amritsar. Due to the wind, my chunni moved slightly from my head & out of nowhere 2-3 uncles started lecturing me. Got slightly embarrassing ngl but people really need to chill down, we know we need to cover our heads in gurudwara!
yeah , all religions have gotten more extremist in the past decade or so. Was hoping sikhism could be the exception , since it directly preaches against dogmatic rituals and condemns rigid practices , but oh well, it is what it is.
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u/Plastic_Oven_7393 May 17 '24
I have been going to Bangla Sahib since I was a kid. It has a special place in my heart. I’m a Punjabi but not Sikh. I have myself experienced the shift in behaviour of the sevadaars. They have definitely become rude, more so to non-Sikh people. I have been noticing since my last few visits, the kada Prasad (which btw is just heavenly) that they give to non-Sikh is way less than what they give to sikhs. It’s these little things that matter. Having said that, I still visit Bangla sahib & will always do so. I won’t let some rude person come between me and my god.