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Diverse Crowd Drawn to Sikhs’ Peace Prayer Event
Originally posted on the Rio Grande Sun on June 24, 2010 When GTS (Guru Terath Singh) Khalsa crested the last hill at the end of his long 21-mile run, the crowd there to greet him and the torch he carried broke into applause. He and a group of other runners made the arduous journey from the Santuario de Chimayó to the foothills of the Jemez Mountains west of Española June 19 to raise awareness for global peace. “It is an expression of peace,” Khalsa said. It was his 25th year making the run with the “Peace Flame.” “The flame there…
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New Mexico Governor Richardson Declares “Yogi Bhajan Memorial Day”
Espanola, NM—In an official state proclamation, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson declared October 23, 2004, as “Yogi Bhajan Memorial Day.” Richardson announced the proclamation in front of thousands attending the memorial service for the Sikh leader who passed away on October 6 at age 75. After a private meeting with Bibi Inderjit Kaur, the widow of the holy man, Richardson addressed an international gathering of guests coming to pay respects to Yogi Bhajan. Richardson poignantly remembered his “friend and peer” who came from India to America in 1968. Yogi Bhajan was, he said, “a man with strong views…a leader beyond…
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