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    Anand Karaj (Punjabi: ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ ānada kāraja) is the Sikh wedding ceremony, meaning "Act towards happiness" or "Act towards happy life", that was introduced...
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    singular laav; ਲਾਵਾਂ), also known as Lavan, are the four hymns of the Anand Karaj (Sikh wedding ceremony) which form the main part of this ceremony. The...
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    name of the wedding ceremony, anand karaj (anand=bliss, karaj=event), is derived from Guru Amar Das's rapturous hymn Anand (bliss) and institutionalized...
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    the passage of the Sikh Marriage Ordinance of 2008 (also known as the 'Anand Karaj Act'). This ordinance marked Pakistan as being the first country in the...
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  • As per the 1945 Sikh Rehat Maryada (Code of Conduct), an interfaith anand karaj is not allowed within the Sikh faith. The 10th Sikh Guru had indicated...
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    name of the wedding ceremony, anand karaj (anand = bliss, karaj = event), is derived from Guru Amar Das's rapturous hymn Anand (bliss)." Rosemary Skinner...
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    following month, they married in traditional Konkani Hindu and Sikh Anand Karaj (Singh's paternal grandfather was Sikh) ceremonies at Lake Como, Italy...
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    tied the knot with Delhi based fashion entrepreneur Sunny Kapoor in an Anand Karaj ceremony held in Mumbai. Guneet Monga was born in Delhi and received...
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  • The Punjab Anand Karaj Bill 2017 is a bill unanimously passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to legalise the status of Sikh marriages in the...
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    also used to describe or used as a translation of the 'Anand Karaj' ceremony. The 'Anand Karaj' is specifically a Sikh ceremony, when union between a...
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