In the run-up to the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak, the Sikh community in Hyderabad will be holding two nights of Keerthan darbars leading up to a mass congregation on Saturday. The mass congregation to be held at Nampally Exhibition grounds is expected to attract close to 40,000 members of the Sikh community in the state said, a release. The Saturday celebrations will be attended by Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, along with Telangana state government representatives. The event starting at 10:30 am and ending at 4 pm will be marked by the recitations of Gurbani Keertans (Holy Hymns) by Ragi Jathas (religious preachers) assembling in Hyderabad from various parts of the country. Keertan darbars will be organized on Friday and Saturday.
Sikhs of Hyderabad celebrates Prakash Utsav
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2017: Hundreds of Sikh devotees assembled at Gurudwara Sahib, Secunderabad, to take part in Nagar Kirtan, which was taken out from the Gurudwara afternoon as part of Parkash Utsav of 548th birthday celebration of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikh religion.
Guru Nanak Jayanti 2017As part of the Guru Purab celebrations, the procession was taken out with pomp and grandeur. As the procession moved through the streets of the city more devotees joined in.
The festive fever had gripped this part of the city, as roads were closed and traffic was being diverted as the proceedings went on.Guru Nanak Jayanti 2017Continuous displays of martial arts, Shabad Kirtan along with the display of Punj Pyaareas, and Nishan Sahib, the religious flag bearers on the motorcycles lead the procession around the city. Kids as well as adults adorned the Kesari Patkas and revelled in the glory of the celebrations. Guru Nanak Jayanti 2017.
The proceedings went on smoothly with traffic police deployed at various check points and police vehicles escorting the chariots and the trucks involved with the Nagar Kirtan. The procession concluded with an exclusive 15-minute Gatka performance along with the other martial arts display involving the kirpans and swords, which was followed by the Guru ka Langar back at the Gurudwara Sahib.
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