Greater than 800 Indian Sikhs succeed in Pakistan to mark ‘vaisakhi’ festivities at 16th century gurdwara
Greater than 800 Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday to wait the 10-day harvest pageant of ‘vaisakhi’ at a 16th Century gurudwara in Punjab province.
Greater than 800 Indian Sikhs reached Pakistan on Monday to mark ‘vaisakhi’ festivities at 16th century gurdwara (Consultant Photograph: PTI)
Over 800 Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday to wait the 10-day harvest pageant of ‘vaisakhi’ at a 16th Century gurudwara in Punjab province, amongst different traditionally essential shrines within the nation.
Sometimes called ‘baisakhi’, ‘vaisakhi’ is a spring season harvest pageant for Sikhs and Hindus. It marks the Sikh new 12 months and commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth (saint-warriors) below Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.
Officers of the Evacuee Believe Assets Board (ETPB) and the Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhik Committee greeted the pilgrims on the Wagah border.
The EPTB is a statutory board that manages non secular homes and shrines of Hindus and Sikhs who had migrated to India following the partition.
“A complete of 815 Sikh ‘yatrees’ arrived from India by way of Wagah border on Monday to wait ‘baisaki’ rituals at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassan Abdal,” ETPB spokesperson Amir Hashmi informed PTI.
He mentioned the ‘yatrees’ had been served with langar (meals) as according to Sikh custom on the Wagah border.
Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hassan Abdal, about 350 km from Punjab province capital Lahore, is thought to have the handprint of founding father of Sikhism, Guru Nanak.
“After important immigration clearance, they had been taken to Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassan Abdal by way of bus. Primary serve as will probably be held at Panja Sahib on April 14. They’re going to be taken to all essential and historic Gurdwaras in Pakistan all over their 10-day keep and can go back to India on April 22,” Hashmi mentioned.
The Pakistan Prime Fee in New Delhi had issued visas to over 1,100 Sikh pilgrims in reference to the ‘vaisakhi’ pageant.
Beneath the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Non secular Shrines of 1974, many pilgrims from India consult with Pakistan to watch quite a lot of non secular gala’s and events each and every 12 months.
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