Nanded set for big event
S. Harpal Singh
FOCAL POINT: Pilgrims outside the Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib gurudwara in Nanded.
NANDED: This Maharashtra town and its historic Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib gurudwara will host this month the commemoration of the tercentenary of ‘Gurta Gaddi,’ or the
It was at this gurudwara that the epoch-making event took place 300 years ago. It also houses Angeetha Sahib, the final resting place of 10th Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh. It was in Nanded that he was mortally wounded in 1708 by an assassin. Before his passing, he issued an edict to Sikhs to follow the Guru Granth Sahib as their leader.
An estimated 50 lakh pilgrims from all over the world are expected to visit the gurudwara between the Dasara festival on October 9, and November 3 when the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s parlok gaman, or passing, will be observed. more
Rousing welcome to Guru Granth Sahib
| Over 3 lakh pilgrims take part in ‘Gurta Gaddi’ in Nanded |
GREETINGS: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with the sword presented to him at the ‘Gurta Gaddi ’ celebrations at Nanded strung to his waist, exchanges pleasantries with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Thursday. —
NANDED (MAHARASHTRA): The Guru Granth Sahib was given a rousing welcome at the Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurdwara here on Thursday as it arrived for consecration in connection with 300 years of its elevation as the eternal Guru of Sikhs.
This Gurdwara is central to the ‘Gurta Gaddi’ celebrations, for which pilgrims from across the world have been registering since October 27 when the festivities actually began. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was among the devotees who paid their obeisance at the Gurdwara on Thursday. more
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