Sanatan Sikh
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Sanatan Sikh, a neologism and hypothesis formulated by Harjot Oberoi in 1987, to refer to Sikhs who formed the Amritsar Singh Sabha faction during the broader Singh Sabha Movement in 1873. It also des
Sanatan Sikh artwork of the Sikh Gurus with Indic deities, ca.1800–1850
Sikh depiction from a Guru Granth Sahib manuscript of Mahakal and Mahakali with Sodhi Bhan Singh paying respects.
Baba Khem Singh Bedi, a leader of the Amritsar Singh Sabha and direct descendant of Guru Nanak
Photograph of Udasi mahants ("Sikh sadhus") and members of Sikh religious orders, published in 'The Mission Field' (1904)
Khem Singh Bedi
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Sir Khem Singh Bedi KCIE was a claimed direct descendant of Guru Nanak, a leader, and the founder of the Amritsar Singh Sabha in 1873. It instituted many charitable causes for Sikhs, was a landowner a
Sanatan Sikh
…Sikhs. Around the 19th century, former terms such as sehajdhari began to be replaced by the term Sanatan Sikh. The Sanatan Sikh faction was led by Khem Singh Bedi, Avtar Singh Vahiria and others of the landed aristocracy. Theirs was an interpretation that accepted a wide range of beliefs drawn from Hinduism and…
Sir Baba Khem Singh Beda (or Bedi) of Kullar (1830-1905), photographed in 1902