Nishkam Sēwak Jathā

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Nishkam Sēwak Jathā. Sikh reform movement. It was founded by Sant Puran Siṅgh (who lived at Kericho in Kenya, hence his other name, Kerichowale Bābā, d. 1983). He encouraged a return to the elementary conditions of gurmat, especially the avoidance of alcohol and the practice of nām simaran.

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