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Narasimha ("man-lion") (also spelt as Narasingh, Narasinga)
is described as an incarnation (avatara) of Vishnu within
the Puranic texts of Hinduism and is worshiped as "Lion
God" thus Indian or Asiatic Lions which were commonly
found throughout most of India in ancient times are
considered sacred by all Hindus in India. |
Singh is an ancient Indian vedic name meaning "Lion" (Asiatic
Lion), dating back over 2000 years to ancient India. It was
originally only used by Rajputs a Hindu Kshatriya or military
caste in India. After the birth of the Khalsa brotherhood in
1699, the Sikhs also adopted the name "Singh" due to the
wishes of Guru Gobind Singh. Along with millions of Hindu
Rajputs and numerous other Hindu martial groups today, it is
also used by over 20 million Sikhs worldwide[12][13]. The
appellation of the name Singh was used by the Rajputs before
being adopted by the Sikhs in 1699. [14] Thus all "Singh"s in
Indian history before 1699 are Hindu and mainly Rajputs, after
1699 Singhs from the Punjab are mostly Sikhs, however the
Singhs from the Shivalik hill ranges of Punjab (also Kangra,
Chamba, Simla) are mainly Rajputs.
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