Throngs of people, most wearing white clothing and many adorned in traditional Sikh attire, gathered in the Jemez mountains of New Mexico in June 2019. The occasion was the summer solstice. Those who came to celebrate were part of a community started in the U.S. in 1969 by an Indian Sikh man named Harbhajan Singh Puri, who later became known as Yogi Bhajan or Siri Singh Sahib. Puri was a Punjabi Sikh who had worked as a customs agent in India before moving to Canada and then to the U.S. He gained a following while teaching yoga in the U.S.

DEAR HARRIETTE: A guy that I used to date — and remained good friends with — recently told me about his plans to propose to his girlfriend. He was asking for advice. We have remained friends after our breakup, but I never expected him to seek my input on such an intimate matter. To be honest, it hurt my feelings more than I thought it would. I understand that he values my opinion and trusts me, but I cannot help feeling a bit upset. I do not want to let my discomfort be too obvious by pulling back.

Afew days have passed since the Justice Department informed former President Donald Trump that he had been indicted. Some of the main issues involved, both legal and political, are becoming clearer than they were in the first frenzied hours after the news broke.

When it comes to grass clippings, dead leaves and other yard waste, never let it near storm drains, ditches or waterways like creeks, streams or a river. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, when this material decays, it uses up oxygen in the water, which in turn hurts the aquatic inhabitants. The best thing is to run a lawn mower over yard waste and let it naturally decompose into the lawn, or pile it up in a compost bin to transform it into beneficial mulch.