Women of this religion are typically not allowed to carry the palki or serve in the panj pyare, groups of five “beloved ones” who conduct the Amrit ceremony. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this religion in which women take a last name meaning “princess,” Kaur.
ANSWER: Sikhism [or Sikhi; accept the Khalsa]
[10h] Sikh women can serve in the panj pyare under this sect, which has converted the majority of the US’s non-Punjabi gora Sikhs and operates brands like Yogi Tea. You may give its name or any of the three English adjectives it is popularly known by.
ANSWER: 3HO [or Healthy, Happy, OR Holy; or Sikh Dharma Brotherhood]
[10m] Description acceptable. Women like Mata Tripta and the Muslim midwife Daultan appear in these Sikh texts. The musician Mardana is turned into a sheep after wandering into a kingdom ruled by women in one of the episodes of these texts, which are called janamsakhis.
ANSWER: biographies of Guru Nanak [accept lives, hagiographies, or life stories in place of “biographies”; prompt on biographies, lives, or hagiographies; prompt on biographies, lives, or hagiographies of gurus by asking “of which guru?”]
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