However, vegetarian Sikhs do consume dairy products. Sikhs who are not vegetarian may choose to abstain from eating pork or beef. However, all Sikhs are prohibited from eating any meat that has been ritually slaughtered including halal or kosher meats4.
Similarly, Sikhs may avoid eating beef in the company of Hindus and avoid eating pork in the company of Muslims out of respect for their shared values. However, there is no religious prohibition about eating beef and pork.
Sikhs who do not follow a vegetarian diet may eat meat from any animal, but are prohibited from eating any meat which has been ritually slaughtered, including halal and kosher meat products. However, some Sikhs may choose to not eat beef or pork.
Typically, Sikhs are allowed to eat meat as long as the meat is not Kutha meat, where the meat is killed slowly. Sikhs eat Jhatka meat, meaning the animal is slaughtered with a single blow of a sword or ax to sever the head.
Slaughter by means such as kosher and halal does not meet the requirements of jhatka and the products of it are referred to as kutha meat – abstention from which is one of the requirements for a Sikh to be an initiated Khalsa or sahajdhari according to the Rehat Maryada (Sikh code of conduct).
Drinking alcohol is often associated with the Punjabi culture, but is prohibited in Sikhism. Baptised Sikhs are forbidden from drinking but some non-baptised Sikhs do consume alcohol. Whilst the vast majority of those who do drink have no problem, a small number of Punjabi Sikh women are affected.
And one semitic practice clearly rejected in the Sikh code of conduct is eating flesh of an animal cooked in ritualistic manner; this would mean kosher and halal meat.
Both should not have tattoos or body modifications. A sikh is follow the guru, not to alter the image made by God. The hair must not be cut, plucked, shaved or lasers. 5 K'S must be worn and hair tied in a wrap or turban.
Firstly, a Sikh can have an interfaith marriage by the law. However, a Sikh can't have an interfaith marriage in the Gurdwara going around Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Anand Karaj (blissful union) ceremony is only for Sikhs.
Hindus, who make up about 80 per cent of India's 1.4 billion people, are not prohibited from eating pork, but many consider the meat impure and this has made restaurants wary about putting it on their menus.
Worthless talk: Bragging, gossip, lying, slander, "backstabbing," et cetera, are not permitted. The Guru Granth Sahib tells the Sikh, "your mouth has not stopped slandering and gossiping about others.
Sikhs who are not vegetarian may choose to abstain from eating pork or beef. However, all Sikhs are prohibited from eating any meat that has been ritually slaughtered including halal or kosher meats4.
Sikhs greet one another, and can be formally greeted by non-Sikhs with the Punjabi salutation—Sat Sri Akal (roughly translated as "Blessed is the person who says God is Truth”) while bringing the palms together at chest level (known as Anjali) and slightly bowing the head in a humbling and respectful posture.
All of India's most widely practiced religions have dietary laws and traditions. For example, Hindu texts often praise vegetarianism, and Hindus may also avoid eating beef because cows are traditionally viewed as sacred. Muslim teachings, meanwhile, prohibit pork.
Sikhs believe there is only one God, which is genderless and eternal. They refer to God as Waheguru. Sikhs believe in rebirth and karma, meaning their religion is a way of life and that in every action, they should remember God.
In Abrahamic religions, eating pig flesh is clearly forbidden by Jewish (kashrut), Islamic (halal) and Adventist (kosher animals) dietary laws. The pig is considered an unclean animal as food in Judaism and Islam, and parts of Christianity.
In Sikhism, there is no place for polygamy and polyandry. Sikh Gurus advocated the institution of monogamous marriage. Marriage in Sikhism is not a social contract. It is blissful and sacred union of two human beings.
Sikhism doesn't prohibits dating but the Sikh Rehat Maryada (Sikh Code of Conduct) says a Sikh should not engage in sexual relationship with man/woman other than his/her spouse and not before marriage.
There is nothing from culture or religion for a Sikh man to not marry anyone from other faith. Even after marriage each can have separate faiths as well. He can be a Sikh, and you can be in the faith you follow.
On its website, it said that “Sikhs are not supposed to cut hair from any part of their body. All Sikhs are thus supposed to have unshorn hair, and Sikh women are to maintain a separate identity and not shave.” They blamed the fact many women flout this rule on “societal pressure.”
Sikhism generally forbids any method of piercing of the body for any reason, but especially for the sake of adornment or fashion, and wearing of jewelry.
There are a number of religious prohibitions in Sikhism. Cutting hair: Cutting or removing hair from any body part is strictly forbidden for Amritdhari (formally baptized) Sikhs. Intoxication: Consumption of drugs and tobacco, and other intoxicants is not allowed for Amritdhari Sikhs.
Sikh's refrain from eating any meat products including eggs and fish. Here is a list of ingredients that could be non-vegetarian, therefore non-offerable to Guru Ji (in a Gurdwara) or the Sangat. In general, devotees only offer lacto-vegetarian items (no meat, fish, or eggs).
Diwali is a significant festival in Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism. In a multicultural and diverse country like India, everyone has their own way of celebrating this festival.
