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	~~{{Short description\|Servant of religious causes in Sikhism and Hinduism}}{{Use Indian English\|date=December 2018}}~~		#REDIRECT [[Seva (Indian religions)]] {{R from merge}}

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	~~A '''''kar sevak''''' is someone who offers services for free to a~~ [[~~dharmic religions\|dharmic]] cause. The term is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] words ''kara'' (hand) and ''sevaka''~~ (servant).<ref>{{cite book \|title=Image journeys: audio-visual media and cultural change in India \|author=Christiane Brosius, Melissa Butcher \|year=1999 \|publisher=Sage Publications \|isbn=978-0-7619-9325-4 \|page=134 }}</ref> ''Kar sevak'' was also the free voluntary work by [[Sikhs]] in 1984 to restore the [[Golden Temple]] at [[Amritsar]] which had been damaged by the [[insurgency in Punjab\|fights between insurgents]] and the [[Operation Blue Star\|Indian Army]]. It was organised by the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] for the construction of the Ram temple in [[Ayodhya]] and was responsible for the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]].<ref>{{cite book \|last=Jaffrelot \|first=Christophe \|author-link=Christophe Jaffrelot\|title=The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics \|publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers \|year=1996 \|isbn=978-1850653011 \|pp=420–431, 455–457}}</ref>

	~~Sikhs use the term ''kar sevak'' to represent people who engage in ministrations, altruistic philanthropy and humanitarian endeavors in service to religion and society (primarily to build structures~~)~~.<ref name="vhp">{{cite web\|title=Gaurav Ayodhya ka - Ram Janmabhoomi\|url=http://vhp.org/know-about/\|website=vhp.org/\|publisher=VHP - Vishwa Hindu Parishad\|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref>~~

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Kar seva]]
	* [[Ram Janmabhoomi\|Ram janmabhoomi]]

	~~==References==~~
	{{~~reflist}}~~

	~~[[Category:Sanskrit words and phrases]]~~
	~~[[Category:Sikh terminology]]~~
	~~[[Category:Vishva Hindu Parishad]]~~
	~~[[Category:Volunteering in India]]~~


	~~{{Hinduism-stub~~}}

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{{Short description|Servant of religious causes in Sikhism and Hinduism}}{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
A '''''kar sevak''''' is someone who offers services for free to a [[dharmic religions|dharmic]] cause. The term is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] words ''kara'' (hand) and ''sevaka'' (servant).<ref>{{cite book |title=Image journeys: audio-visual media and cultural change in India |author=Christiane Brosius, Melissa Butcher |year=1999 |publisher=Sage Publications |isbn=978-0-7619-9325-4 |page=134 }}</ref> ''Kar sevak'' was also the free voluntary work by [[Sikhs]] in 1984 to restore the [[Golden Temple]] at [[Amritsar]] which had been damaged by the [[insurgency in Punjab|fights between insurgents]] and the [[Operation Blue Star|Indian Army]]. It was organised by the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] for the construction of the Ram temple in [[Ayodhya]] and was responsible for the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Jaffrelot |first=Christophe |author-link=Christophe Jaffrelot|title=The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers |year=1996 |isbn=978-1850653011 |pp=420–431, 455–457}}</ref>

Sikhs use the term ''kar sevak'' to represent people who engage in ministrations, altruistic philanthropy and humanitarian endeavors in service to religion and society (primarily to build structures).<ref name="vhp">{{cite web|title=Gaurav Ayodhya ka - Ram Janmabhoomi|url=http://vhp.org/know-about/|website=vhp.org/|publisher=VHP - Vishwa Hindu Parishad|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kar seva]]
* [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram janmabhoomi]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Sanskrit words and phrases]]
[[Category:Sikh terminology]]
[[Category:Vishva Hindu Parishad]]
[[Category:Volunteering in India]]

{{Hinduism-stub}}