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- noun A
Sikh sect.
Etymologies
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"Nihang" is a Persian word meaning crocodile.
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Speaking to TOI immediately after a meeting of high priests and heads of various Sikh sects, including nihang organizations, sant samaj and chief Khalsa Diwan, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said, "This amendment will have the definition of Sehajdhari Sikh as mentioned in the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925."
The Times of India 2009
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