Best of Sikhism

Granthi at Sikh Society of Florida (Miami, FL)

Granthi, or ceremonial reader of the Guru Granth Sahib, reflects at a window at Sikh Society of Florida in Miami, Florida (Photo Credit: Isabel Griffith)

Studying Scriptures at Nanak Sadan Sikh Temple (Northridge, CA)

Studying the Sikh scriptures at Nanak Sadan Sikh Temple in Northridge, California

Woman Reading the Guru Granth Sahib at the Sikh Center of Orange County (Santa Ana, CA)

Woman reading Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy scriptures, at the Sikh Center of Orange County in Santa Ana, California August, 1994. 0932 #94

Youth Education Class at Sikh Temple of Hayward/Guru Granth Sahib Foundation (Hayward, CA)

Youth education class at Sikh Temple of Hayward/Guru Granth Sahib Foundation in Hayward, California (Photo Credit: Ellie Pierce) 2082 #24

1994 Sikh Games at Rockland Community College (Suffern, NY)

1994 Sikh Games at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York pluralism.org

Sikh Musicians Playing the Sitar and Tabla (Atlanta, GA)

Young Atlantan Sikhs demonstrate for visitors the sitar (left) and the tabla (right), musical instruments used in weekly prayer services. Their repertoire includes "The Star-Spangled Banner." (Photo: Josh Phillipson and Katy E. Shrout/The Pluralism Project)

Baisakhi Festival (Los Angeles, CA)

Sikh Baisakhi Festival Parade in Downtown Los Angeles in April 2011.(Photo by: KP Singh)

Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Plymouth, MI)

Diwan - (Public Worship) (Photo: Bill McNeece/The Pluralism Project)

Diwan Worship at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Plymouth, MI)

Diwan (Public Worship) at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara. (Photo: Bill McNeece/The Pluralism Project)

Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Plymouth, MI)

Langar (Communal Meal Following Diwan) (Photo: Bill McNeece/The Pluralism Project)

Langar Community Meal At Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Plymouth, MI)

Members of the Gurdwara participate in Langar, the communal meal following diwan (public worship). Participants sit and eat together on the floor symbolizing equality, diversity, and unity among the Sikh community. (Photo: Bill McNeece/The Pluralism Project)

Sikh Musician Playing The Tabla (New England)

The tabla keeps the beat of each raga played in kirtan during the sung portions of communal worship. (Photo: Gabriel Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Sarbpreet Singh and the Sikh Kirtan Music Tradition (New England)

Schools around the world teach Sikhs the kirtan tradition. At the New England Sikh Study Circle, students are taught by Sarbpreet Singh in the Kirtani Jatha (kirtan group). (Photo: Gabriel Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Woman Meditating to the Guru Granth Sahib (New England)

A woman meditates on the words and sounds of hymns sung from the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the Sikh Holy Scripture. (Photo: Gabriel Brown/The Pluralism Project)

Surat Initiative Turban Day (New York, NY)

The Surat Initiative hosted a Turban Day on September 8; 2013 at Union Square in Manhattan. Young Sikhs tied turbans on fellow Americans and informed them about the significance of the turban and the Sikh tradition more generally.

Turban Day: Unwrapping Sikhism (Cheney, WA)

Compassionate Interfaith Society's "Turban Day: Unwrapping Sikhism" event, held at Eastern Washington University. Representatives of the Spokane Sikh Temple wrap a turban on EWU student Tram Le (May 2012). (Photo by: R. Skyler Oberst)

Filmmaker Valarie Kaur and Student After Film Screening at Harvard (Boston, MA)

A Harvard student congratulates Valarie on her film. pluralism.org

Langar Community Meal After Worship

The Sikh congregation gathers together to eat after worship, sitting on the ground to symbolize humility and equality. http://pluralism.org

Sikh Mother and Daughter Commemorate Sikh Guru (Boston, MA)

On June 20, 2009, members of the Sikh Sangat Society Boston held a chhabeel celebration in Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts to commemorate the 403rd anniversary of the death of Sikhism's fifth guru, Guru Arvan Dev Ji. A mother and daughter wear saffron and navy blue, traditionally the most important colors in Sikhism, as they participate in this community event. (Photo by Jonathan Cox)

Turban Tying at Vaisakhi Festival (Kent, WA)

At the Vaisakhi Festival, a young Sikh gets his turban tied on. (Photo: Stefanie Felix/The Pluralism Project)

Vaisakhi Festival Parade (Kent, WA)

A motorcycle club led the parade during the Vaisakhi Festival in Kent, Washington. (Photo: Stefanie Felix/The Pluralism Project)

Worship At Gurdwara Sahib (Columbus, OH)

Inside the worship space at Gurdwara Sahib in Columbus, Ohio (Photo: Erin Cahill/The Pluralism Project)

Wear a Turban Day Celebration (Jacksonville, FL)

Inspired by “Wear a Turban Day” that took place in New York City, the University of North Florida’s Interfaith Center and the Sikh Society of Northeast Florida host a day of their own. Students from different religious and non-religious backgrounds participated and over 120 turbans tied. (Photo: Rachael McNeal/The Pluralism Project)

Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Plymouth, MI)

Detroit E200 (Photo by Bill McNeece/Pluralism Project)

Offering at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara (Plymouth, MI)

A woman makes an offering during collective worskhip at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Plymouth, Michigan. E200 (Photo by Bill McNeece/Pluralism Project)

Westborough Gurdwara (Westborough, MA)

Westborough Gurdwara, MA