Dasvandh is the one tenth part of one's income that one should donate, both financially and directly in the form of seva, according to Sikh principles.
Hukamnama of the Khalsa addressed to Bhai Mehar Singh and Bhai Mahboob of Patna requesting dasvandh donations to go towards rebuilding the recently desecrated and destroyed Golden Temple, dated 12 April 1759
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi, is an Indian religion and philosophy in particular for the Sikh ethnoreligious group that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE. The Sikh scriptures are written in the Gurumukhi script particular to Sikhs. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups and among the largest in the world, with about 25–30 million adherents.
Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, Punjab, the holiest site of the Sikh religion
Tarn Taran Sahib – The World's Largest Sarovar (sacred pool)
A sketch made in 1844 by Emily Eden of the "Akalees or Immortals". Digitized by the Panjab Digital Library.
An Akali-Nihang Sikh Warrior at Harmandir Sahib, also called the Golden Temple