Claiming Cremains of

BUR SINGH & CHANDA SINGHFrom Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR

October 13, 2014

Pritam K. Rohila, Ph.D.

PANJ PYARE*Pritam Rohila, Gulzar Ahmed, S.S. Viriam Khalsa, Mike Swaim, Paul Wilson

Assembled to help take possession of cremains of Bur Singh & Chanda Singh from Oregon State Hospital

*In a Sikh tradition started by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, five individuals are

commonly selected to be present at all important Sikh ceremonial occasions.

PANJ PYAREFive Sikhs leading a Vaisakhi Procession

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OSH Director of Spiritual Care Rev. Luzvimin Barela-Borst arranges rose petals over & around the cremains

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OSH Director of Spiritual Care Rev. Luzvimin Barela-Borst leads participants in the interfaith prayer serviceLu

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Some of the Participants

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Gulzar Ahmed offers an Islamic Prayer

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Lisa Barnes offers a Christian Prayer

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Singh Sahib Viriam Khalsa offers a Sikh Prayer

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Pritam Rohila offers a Hindu Prayer

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Participants