Obama Decides Not to Visit the Golden Temple The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the center of the Sikh religion and, at one point in the planning of the U.S. President's November trip to India, it had been viewed a likely place for Obama to visit. However, American politics may have gotten in the way. Though the White House has not acknowledged it, the requirement that men cover their heads when they enter the Golden Temple may have scotched the visit. In the U.S., Sikhs are very often mistaken for Muslims — and, when Islamophobia enters, unhappy consequences ensue. That was probably one factor too many for an American politican already burdened with false but unstanchable scuttlebutt that he is a secret Muslim. Read more: 9_ _ ,00.html #ixzz186X9NIAG 9_ _ ,00.html #ixzz186X9NIAG

5 K’s of Sikhism

The Great Masters of Sikhism The First Master: Guru Nanak Dev (1469 to 1539) The Second Master:: Guru Angad Dev (1504 to 1552) The Third Master: Guru Amar Das (1479 to 1574) The Fourth Master: Guru Ram Das (1534 to 1581) The Fifth Master: Guru Arjan Dev (1563 to 1606) The Sixth Master: Guru Hargobind (1595 to 1644) The Seventh Master: Guru Har Rai (1630 to 1661) The Eighth Master: Guru Harkrishan (1656 to 1664) The Ninth Master: Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 to 1675) The Tenth Master: Guru Gobind Singh (1666 to 1708)

Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting Oak Creek, Wisconsin (CNN) -- Members of the Sikh temple where six people died in a weekend rampage swept, scrubbed and painted over damage to their building Thursday after investigators allowed them back inside. A lone bullet hole remained in a metal door frame, which members say won't be repaired. The doorway leads to the main prayer area, where the only female victim year-old Paramjit Kaur -- was killed. But elsewhere, the congregation was busy polishing the tile floors, touching up patched drywall and replacing carpet, using donated supplies; and reopening the dining hall, where the SIkhs run an open kitchen for the community. Several members wept as they walked in, while others embraced. CNNCNNCNN