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Sikh art, also known as the Sikh School [1], is the artwork created by or associated with Sikhs and Sikhism.Sikh artwork exists in many forms, such as miniature, oil, and watercolour paintings, murals, and wood carvings.
The Sikhs are adherents to Sikhism, the fifth largest organized religion in the world, with around 25 million adherents. [1] Sikh History is around 500 years and in that time the Sikhs have developed unique expressions of art and culture which are influenced by their faith and synthesize traditions from many other cultures depending on the locality of the adherents of the religion.
Nishan Sahib emplaced at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The flag is hoisted on a tall flagpole outside most Gurdwaras. The flagpole itself, covered with fabric (called chola) of the same colour as the flag proper, ends with a Khanda on top (In the past an Astbuj, nagani barsha or a teer would be placed on top).
Sikh painting is a form of Sikh art style spread from Punjab Hills to the Punjab Plains which flourished between the 18th to 19th centuries. Major centres for the art school was Lahore , Amritsar , Patiala , Nabha , Kapurthala and Jind .
Bishan Singh (1836 – ca.1900 [1]), also known as Baba Bishan Singh, was a Sikh painter whom achieved high-acclaim during his life. [2] [3] [4] Much of his surviving works depicts scenes from the Sikh Empire and prominent figures of the era. [5] His paintings have sold for large sums at auction. [6]
Jasleen Kaur - an artist whose latest exhibition uses a vintage Ford Escort, worship bells and Irn-Bru to celebrate the Scottish Sikh community - has won this year's Turner Prize. The 37-year-old ...
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A kara, or kada (Punjabi: ਕੜਾ (), کڑا कड़ा ()), is a steel or cast iron bangle worn by Sikhs and sometimes Indian people of other religions. [1] [2] Sikhism preaches the importance of equality and having reverence for God at all times, which is represented through the five Ks—ceremonial items worn or used by Sikhs who have been initiated into the Khalsa, of which kara is one.