Close X
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
ADVT 
India

PICS: How Devotees Are Celebrating Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birth Anniversary Across The World

Darpan News Desk IANS, 03 Nov, 2017 09:11 PM
    Braving the early morning chill of the onset of winter, thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Saturday to offer prayers on the occasion of 'Gurpurab' - the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev.
     

    The holiest of Sikh shrines 'Harmandir Sahib', popularly known as the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, and other gurdwaras elsewhere saw religious fervour to mark the birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism.

     
     
     
     
     
     

    Guru Nanak Dev was born in 1469. Thousands of people, from various faiths, reached the Golden Temple complex since early morning on Saturday to offer prayers.

     

    Tight security arrangements were made around all leading Sikh shrines in Punjab.

     
     
     

    The shrine complex was decorated with lighting since Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas in October.

     

    Hymns were being rendered at the holy shrine and hundreds of other gurdwaras across the region to mark the occasion.

     

    At other gurdwaras in cities, towns and villages, hundreds of people could be seen coming to offer prayers.

     

    'Langars' (community kitchen), were arranged at most gurdwaras. Reports of Gurpurab celebrations were received from Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the Guru Nanak Dev, 100 km from Lahore in neighbouring Pakistan.

     
     
     

    Nearly 2,600 Sikh devotees have gone to Pakistan to celebrate Gurpurab at Nankana Sahib.

     

    Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh greeted people on the occasion of Gurpurab and urged them to follow the Guru's teachings and maintain peace and harmony.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Father Throws 1-Year-Old Baby On Ground, Strangles Neck With His Leg In Jharkhand village

    Father Throws 1-Year-Old Baby On Ground, Strangles Neck With His Leg In Jharkhand village
    Inability of his wife to cough up money for buying a cock and a goat enraged her husband following which he allegedly strangled to death his one-year-old baby in a Jharkhand village.

    Father Throws 1-Year-Old Baby On Ground, Strangles Neck With His Leg In Jharkhand village

    Indian Army Major Allegedly Beats Stray Dogs To Death, Activists Seek Action Against Him

    Indian Army Major Allegedly Beats Stray Dogs To Death, Activists Seek Action Against Him
    A petition carrying 2,000 signatures has been posted on social networking site Facebook urging the Army chief to take action against the officer.

    Indian Army Major Allegedly Beats Stray Dogs To Death, Activists Seek Action Against Him

    WATCH: 13-Yr-old Indian Girl Begs Father For Cancer Treatment, Gets Thrown Out, Dies

    WATCH: 13-Yr-old Indian Girl Begs Father For Cancer Treatment, Gets Thrown Out, Dies
    Three days before she died of bone marrow cancer, Sai Sri made the appeal to her father seeking financial assistance through a video recorded on a mobile by her mother.

    WATCH: 13-Yr-old Indian Girl Begs Father For Cancer Treatment, Gets Thrown Out, Dies

    WATCH: Man Secretly Films Woman In Train, So She Calls Him Out And Posts Video, Picture On Facebook

    WATCH: Man Secretly Films Woman In Train, So She Calls Him Out And Posts Video, Picture On Facebook
    "His last feeble attempt of an apology was that 'I was like his sister'," she wrote on Facebook.

    WATCH: Man Secretly Films Woman In Train, So She Calls Him Out And Posts Video, Picture On Facebook

    Amarinder Singh's Relationship With Pak Journalist Aroosa Alam Hurt His Family

    Amarinder Singh's Relationship With Pak Journalist Aroosa Alam Hurt His Family
    After aborting the Vikas Yatra midway, he flew on a three-day trip to Ajmer in Rajasthan in late 2006.

    Amarinder Singh's Relationship With Pak Journalist Aroosa Alam Hurt His Family

    27-Yr-Old IT Professional Raped By Hotel Employee In Chandigarh

    27-Yr-Old IT Professional Raped By Hotel Employee In Chandigarh
    27-year-old IT professional, who was staying at Hotel Taj in Sector 17, was allegedly raped by a hotel employee at his rented accommodation in Sector 22. The victim has also alleged that Rs 23,000 was stolen from her hotel room.

    27-Yr-Old IT Professional Raped By Hotel Employee In Chandigarh