Nishan Sahib ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ
niśān sāhib · noun
The saffron flag flown at every gurdwara, bearing the khanda emblem. It marks the building as a place where anyone may find food and shelter, and is ceremonially replaced each year at Vaisakhi.
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- Eleanor Nesbitt. Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press (2005). no page given yet
- Harbans Singh (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University, Patiala. no page given yet