[Leica] IMG: Vaisakhi Honour Guard - Don

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

The distinctive curved dagger they are allowed to carry legally, at least
in India, is called a Kirpan.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 11:57 AM Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Don
>
> I am pleased to say that Sikhs are except from the laws relating to knives
> f part of their ceremonial dress.
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
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> > On 16 Dec 2019, at 06:18, Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you everybody for your kind comments. I have always felt very
> welcome in to the Sikh community who are the most open I know, although I
> do not understand their faith. I have worked with both the Sikh and Hindu
> faiths on a project I wanted to do about the similarities between the world
> religions, whereas I have been refused access by the local Jewish and some
> Christian groups. What is more, you it is a Sikh tradition to feed people,
> and you can always get free food at the local Gurdwara.
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> > Gerry Walden
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> >> On 16 Dec 2019, at 00:32, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Whereas I appreciate the ceremonial sabers.   In London I wonder what
> >> controls would be put in possession of such today ?
> >>
> >> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 1:42 AM Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> >> wrote:
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> >>> I have photographed the Vaisakhi celebrations of the Sikh community in
> >>> Southampton on a number of occasions. Here is an image from those
> >>> celebrations:
> >>>
> >>> https://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/index/I0000xhPjqUY__M0
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> >>> Leica M9 + 35mm Summarit-M f2.5
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> >>> Gerry
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> >>> Gerry Walden
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> >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
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