Sikh Environment Day commemorates Guru Har Rai Ji Gurgaddi Diwas and Sikh teachings about caring for the environment. It encourages Sikhs to help the environment through initiatives like making Gurdwaras more sustainable with solar energy and recycling, and by planting trees. The document provides examples of how some Gurdwaras have already begun environmental projects and urges readers to find ways to help their own Gurdwaras go green.

1. SIKH ENVIRONMENT DAY
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March 14, 2011

2. What does
Sikh Environment Day
mean to you?

3. Guru Har Rai Ji Gurgaddi Diwas

4. Guru Har Rai Ji
• 7th Guru Sahib, grandson of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji
and great-grandson of Guru Arjan Dev Ji
• Extremely compassionate towards all living things
• Developed Kiratpur Sahib as a town of parks and
gardens, planting lots of fruit trees and flowers
• Maintained his own animal sanctuary

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Pa­uṇ gurū pāṇī piṯā māṯā ḏẖaraṯ mahaṯ.
Ḏivas rāṯ ḏu­ė ḏā­ī ḏā­i­ā kẖėlai sagal jagaṯ.
Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and
Earth is the Great Mother of all.
Day and night are the two caretakers, in
whose lap the whole world plays.

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Air is the Guru

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Water is the Father

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Earth is the Greatest Mother of All

9. What are Sikhs doing to
help the environment?

10. Green Gurdwaras
• In April 2010 it was
announced that Sri
Harmander Sahib will
be moving to solar
energy.
• Gurdwara Sahib
Fremont was the first
Gurdwara in the US to
move to solar energy.

11. Green Gurdwaras
Late last year, the Fremont
Sikh Gurdwara began a
composting project.
Many Gurdwaras have
also started planting
fruit trees and
vegetables on their
land to be used for
langar.

12. Sikh Gurdwara Sahib San Jose
• The new Gurdwara building will be solar powered
shortly after completion.
• The new langer hall will be equipped to handle
stainless steel plates and glasses.

13. How do we help our Gurdwara
become more Earth friendly?
• Recycling
• Installing energy efficient lighting
• Use the air driers
• Use the stainless steel plates
• Plant a tree

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REDUCE

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REUSE

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RECYCLE

17. The Baalvardi Class
will be joining Sikhs around the
world in celebrating
Sikh Environment Day!

18. Get Creative,
Commemorate
Sikh Environment Day
In Some Way.