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Khalsa lakhvir singh ji....asante sana for the advice. Would u pls kindly advice in this: the same granthi allows me to play dholki after sughasan....sangat walks behind singing and I am playing the dholki.....what is the difference in playing on stage and right behind guruji.? Well am not interested in playing on the stage anymore. He said it is ok if I practice on the gurudwara floor...it suited me....and again he became rude and stopped me...this time saying that its written in the bani that I can not wear a capri. I believe capri is decent clothing. As it covers the knees and only leaves the ankles. Infact now he says don't come to the gurudwara if u r wearing a capri. Is there any rule in sikhi...about not wearing a capri.?

Sat sri Akal. The granthi at my gurudwara doesn't allow me to play the tabla on stage just because I am not amrit dhari. He says I can play it on the floor. Well..yesterday I was abt to play it on the floor and he again refused....this time the reason being that I am wearing a capri (3/4 pants or pedal pushers). Well...it is summer here and temperatures sometimes reach 40°. It is quite difficult to be in jeans or other trousers at this time of the year. And I believe with the capri I was decently dressed. And ofcourse on sundays (during the weekly dewaan) I put on trousers. The capri was just on a weekday...when it was too hot outside and there was very small number of sangat at the gurudwara. I am quite disappointed. He prefers the evening deewan to be without any rhythm or taal mel...but will just look at me sitting there and will not allow me the tabla sewa. I will not bother reporting the matter to the gurudwara committee as I believe they will even tually favor him because he is amrit dhari and I am clean shaven. It is all politics. Are the granthi sevadaar's actions justified in any way. Is there any rule in sikhi that says if i am not amrit dhari, i can NOT play tabla on stage? Or that u can not go to the gurudwara in 3/4 pants.? Please....advice me on how to handle...and which relevant authority I can report these issues to. Sat sri akaal.

Sat sri Akal. The granthi at my gurudwara doesn't allow me to play the tabla on stage just because I am not amrit dhari. He says I can play it on the floor. Well..yesterday I was abt to play it on the floor and he again refused....this time the reason being that I am wearing a capri (3/4 pants or pedal pushers). I am quite disappointed. He prefers the evening deewan to be without any rhythm or taal mel...but will just look at me sitting there and will not allow me the tabla sewa. I will not bother reporting the matter to the gurudwara committee as I believe they will eventually favor him because he is amrit dhari and I am clean shaven. It is all politics. Please....advice me on how to handle...and which relevant authority I can report these issues to. Sat sri akaal.