Singh Sabha movement
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The Singh Sabhā movement, also known as the Singh Sabhā Lehar, was a Sikh movement that began in Punjab in the 1870s in reaction to the proselytising activities of Christians, Hindu reform movements a
Prominent figures of the Singh Sabha movement. Their names, starting top-left and going clockwise, are as follows: Bhai Gurmukh Singh (1849–1898), Thakur Singh Sandhawalia (1837–1887), Khem Singh Bedi (1832–1905), Kanwar Bikram Singh (1835–1887), Jawaher Singh Kapur (1859–1910), and Giani Ditt Singh (1853–1901).
The surrender of Maharajah Duleep Singh to Sir Henry Hardinge, February 1846. Drawn by Hablot K. Browne, engraved by Browne and R. Young, circa 1846.
Namdhari Sikh, detail from portrait photographs of Sikh men from various kinds, appearances, and sects of Sikhism, from the 1930 first edition of Mahan Kosh
Photograph of Khem Singh Bedi seated, circa mid-to-late 19th century
Nirmala (sect)
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Nirmala also known as Nirmala Saṁpardā or Nirmal Paṅth, is a Sikh sect of ascetics that are involved in preaching and religious education. According to the traditional beliefs, the Sanatan Nirmala Sik
Painting of a Nirmala Sikh by Kapur Singh, Amritsar, ca.1860–65
Illustration of Sant Nihal Singh, a Nirmala scholar, from the title-page of 'Granthi Bhav Sagar Setu', circa mid-to-late-19th century
Painting of Maharaja Narinder Singh of Patiala paying homage to a Nirmala holy-man, ca.1860
Photograph of a Nirmala Sikh man at Doraha, Punjab, India, 13 April 2023