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Sikh

Sikhs (Gurmukhi: ਸਿੱਖ, Sikkh, ) are followers of Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the teachings of Guru Nanak. The term Sikh has its origin in the Sanskrit word '''', meaning 'seeker', or .

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Sikhs are followers of Sikhism, a religion that began in late 15th-century Punjab (in what is now India) based on the teachings of Guru Nanak. The religion matters as one of the world's major faiths with millions of adherents, and the term "Sikh" itself comes from a Sanskrit word meaning "seeker," reflecting the faith's emphasis on spiritual seeking.

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Religious group.group: Sikhs
Religious group.founder: Guru Nanak
Religious group.region28: Kenya
Religious group.image: Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Darbar Sahib, by August Schoefft, ca.1840's–1855 after a sketch made by Schoefft in Amritsar in 1841 (post-varnish removal).jpg
Religious group.caption: Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Golden Temple, by August Schoefft,
Religious group.population: million
Religious group.region1: India
Religious group.pop1: 25 million
Religious group.region2: Canada
Religious group.pop2: 771,790
Religious group.region3: United Kingdom
Religious group.pop3