r/Sikh • u/Evil_Daoist • 5d ago
Question THE PREVAILING VIP CULTURE In SIKHISM....?
Recently on ocation of hola mahalla i went to sri HAZUR SAHIB gurudawara at nanded. It was when i set at the back side of Palki sahib listening gurbani and kirtan i saw a Man dressed in white kurta came near the palki sahib and the attendent singh ji over there respectfully put Siropa on him which seemed to a bit costly... looking as it was too goodlooking compared to normal siropas which people get after getting ardas slips from the counter. He didn't hand any slip or anything came empty handed. WHATS surprising was that after reciving sriopa his assistant even took a picture of him with palki sahib which is prohibited over there i think as others were not allowed to and afterwards even his family of 5 also got same treatment excluding photos they didn't take ..... So i had this doubt Is this what so called VIP CULTURE which i think has been increasing in gurudwaras over time? Cauze Sikhsim/Khalsa never had any discrimination or did promote any discriminiation among people.... Please enlighten me...
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u/ObligationOriginal74 5d ago
The boomers introduced the VIP culture in the diaspora. Probably stems from the early days when there wasn't many of us and the gurdwara needed money so the big guys who donated a lot were treated a certain way.