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 The First Khanda Appears on a Headstone at Arlington National Cemetery :: SikhNN :: The Next Generation of News and Views
Because the Khanda was not an approved symbol at the time, the family asked Gurdarshan Singh, a local granthee who performed the last rights, to write an official letter to request a Khanda.
At the burial ceremony, a Liaison Officer asked the family about selecting a religious symbol for the headstone.
“ We did a lot of running around.” The DVA required a letter request from a parent of Uday Singh and letter from a Sikh ‘church’ stating that the Khanda is an official Sikh symbol.
www.sikhnn.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=143&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (1306 words)

  
 The Sikhism Home Page: Religious Emblems
The Khanda is the symbol of the Sikhs, as the Cross is to Christians or the Star of David is to Jews.
It is a triangular piece of ochre or saffron coloured cloth with the Khanda emblem in the middle.
The flagpost also has a khanda or spear on top and is usually covered with the same cloth as the flag.
www.sikhs.org /khanda.htm   (282 words)

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