Sewapanthi
Sign in to saveSewapanthi (Punjabi: ਸੇਵਾਪੰਥੀ; meaning "fellowship of service"), alternatively spelt as Sevapanthi, and also known as Addanshahi, is a traditional Sikh sect or order (samparda) that was started by Bhai Kanhaiya, a personal follower of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. Kanhaiya was instructed by the Guru to go out and serve humanity, which he did by establishing a dharmasala in the Attock district of Punjab and serving indiscriminately. Sewa Panthis are also known as 'Addan Shahis'. This name is derived from one of Bhai Kanhaiya's disciples, Addan Shah.
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Sewapanthi (Punjabi: ਸੇਵਾਪੰਥੀ; meaning "fellowship of service"), alternatively spelt as Sevapanthi, and also known as Addanshahi, is a traditional Sikh sect or order (samparda) that was started by Bhai Kanhaiya, a personal follower of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. Kanhaiya was instructed by the Guru to go out and serve humanity, which he did by establishing a dharmasala in the Attock district of Punjab and serving indiscriminately. Sewa Panthis are also known as 'Addan Shahis'. This name is derived from one of Bhai Kanhaiya's disciples, Addan Shah.
== History == thumb|Fresco depicting Bhai Khanaiya meeting Guru Gobind Singh from Sri Khat Wari Darbar, Shikarpur, Sindhthumb|A photo of the famous Ragi (Sikhism)|hazuri ragi, Baba Sham Singh SewapanthiGuru Tegh Bahadur had a follower known as Kanhaiya Lal, a Dhamman (Dhiman) Khatri who was born in 1648, in a town called Sohadara, now in Pakistan. He became a drawer of water to the Guru's horses. The Guru gave Kanhaiya a seli topi as a reward.
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