Practice

Prayers: repeated multiple times each day.

Worship: Sikhs are prohibited from worshipping idols, images, or icons.

Temples: There are over 200 Gurdwaras (temples, shrines or holy places) in India alone. The most sacred is at Amritsar.

The Five K's: These are clothing practices followed by stricter Sikhs, called Khalsa saints:

  1. Kesa (long hair, which is never cut)
  2. Kangah (comb)
  3. Kacha (short pants)
  4. Kara (metal bracelet)
  5. Kirpan (a ceremonial dagger)