Up to 6,700 pilgrims Sikh from India arrived in Pakistan after traveling along the Wagah border to participate in the Baisakhi Mel festivities and reminded the founding of the Khalsa sect, the PTI news agency reported.
Baisakhi refers to the New Year Sikh and resembles the formation of Khalsa Panth (Saint-Warriors) under the Gobind Singh guru in 1699. It would be 326. The founding anniversary of Khalsa.
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The main ceremony will take place on April 14 in Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankan SaHib, a worshiped Gurdware, located in the place where the Guru Nanak was born, the founder of Sikhism.
The sanctuary is located in Nankana Sahib in Pakistan’s pandjab.
The Pakistani government issued Indian pilgrims Sikh to the festival 6 751 visa. This is the highest number of Sikh pilgrims in fifty years who celebrated Baisakhi in Pakistan.
According to an agreement on the religious protocol in Pakistan-India from 1974, up to 3,000 pilgrims Sikh are allowed to visit Pakistan at any religious festival. However, the Pakistani government granted 3,751 additional visas at a special request of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the press agency report (ETPB).
State Minister of Pakistan for the inter -religious harmony of Khel Das Kohistani, Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhak President and Panjab Minorrity Sarrity Singe Ara, Sengh Singh Areara Farid iqbal and pledged on Sikh Pilgrims on the border border Wagah.
Daljeet Singh Sarna, the leader of the Delhi Gurdware Managing Committee, thanked the Pakistani government for the release of such a large number of pilgrims for the first time and said he had won the heart of the Sikho community.
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Pakistan arrived pilgrims from Amritsar, Haryan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and 11 other Indian states.
“Sikhs from all over the world want to visit it because of the immense respect and honor they receive here,” said Veinder Singh Khalsa, leader of the Shiromani Gurdware Parbandhak committee.
Minister of Minority in Panjab Sardar Ramesh Singh Arara said for the first time in history, the Pakistani government issued a visa for all applications received from Sikh Pilgrims, and fulfilled the long desire to visit their sacred places in the country.
The Secretary of ETPB Farid IQBAL said that the Board of Directors provided comprehensive measures for accommodation, medical facilities, transport and other necessary services for pilgrims.
“ETPB spends a huge amount to facilitate Sikh pilgrims, reconstruction of Gurudwars and Temples,” he said, adding that Gurdwara Janamasthan, Gurdware Panja Sahib, Gurdware Darbar Sahib Cartarpur was beautifully decorated with Pilgrims.
After entering Pakistan via Bab-E-Azadi (Freedom Gate), cold drinks were served to pilgrims and Langar was provided. After deleting habits and immigration, they were transported on buses under strict security measures.
Due to the high number of Indian pilgrims this year they were divided into two groups.
The first group will go to Gurdware Panja Sahib in Hassan Abdal, while on Thursday the second group heads to Gurdware Darbar SaHib Cartarpur. Both groups will arrive on Saturday for Gurdware Janam Asthan, Nankana SaHib.
On Sunday he will visit Gurdware Sacha Sauda in Farooqabad and stay in Nankana Sahib overnight. The central ceremony of the Baisakhi festival will take place on April 14 in Gurdwara Janamasthan, Nankan SaHib, the birth of Sikhism, Baba Nanak.
April 15 will travel to Gurdware Darbar Sahib Cartarpur, while the other will continue to Gurdware Panja Sahib. 17th April Both groups will respect in Gurdware dera Sahib in Lahore and later visit Gurdware Rohri SaHib in Eminabad.
Indian pilgrims Sikh will return to his homeland 19 April.
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