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[[Nepalis|Neapalese]] [[Sikhs]] first entered Nepal in the 18th century. Today, there is a small community of Sikhs living in Nepal, totaling around 7,000 people according to the 2011 census.<ref name="State of neglet, the Kathmandu post">[http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2013/12/28/free-the-words/state-of-neglect/257527.html State of neglet, the Kathmandu post]</ref> | [[Nepalis|Neapalese]] [[Sikhs]] first entered Nepal in the 18th century. Today, there is a small community of Sikhs living in Nepal, totaling around 7,000 people according to the 2011 census.<ref name="State of neglet, the Kathmandu post">[http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2013/12/28/free-the-words/state-of-neglect/257527.html State of neglet, the Kathmandu post]</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background == | ||
[[Guru Nanak|Guru Nanak Dev]], the founder of Sikhism, spent more than a year meditating on a site now known as Nanak Math, located in Balaju, Kathmandu.<ref>[http://nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/Nepali-Sikh-community-retaining-its-distinctive-religious-identity,1028 Little Punjab, Nepali Times]</ref> It is believed that Guru Nanak visited the math in 1516.<ref name="sikhnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sacred-well-kathmandu-gurdwara-cleaned|title=Sacred well in Kathmandu gurdwara cleaned | SikhNet|publisher=sikhnet.com|access-date=2014-09-14}}</ref> | [[Guru Nanak|Guru Nanak Dev]], the founder of Sikhism, spent more than a year meditating on a site now known as Nanak Math, located in Balaju, Kathmandu.<ref>[http://nepalitimes.com/article/Nepali-Times-Buzz/Nepali-Sikh-community-retaining-its-distinctive-religious-identity,1028 Little Punjab, Nepali Times]</ref> It is believed that Guru Nanak visited the math in 1516.<ref name="sikhnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sacred-well-kathmandu-gurdwara-cleaned|title=Sacred well in Kathmandu gurdwara cleaned | SikhNet|publisher=sikhnet.com|access-date=2014-09-14}}</ref> | ||