Grand celebration of Guru Gobind Singh ji parkash purab at Patna Sahib

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Patna: More than a million people of different faith took part in the ‘Nagar Kirtan’, or religious procession, in Patna on Wednesday to mark the 350th parkash purab of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th guru of the Sikhs.

The procession began at the Tent City at Gandhi Maidan and moved towards the Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb Gurudwara in Patna Sahib, a distance of nearly seven kilometers, on Ashok Rajpath along the side of Patna University colleges.

With Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the living Guru of the Sikhs, comfortably ensconced in a gold palanquin, the procession complete with bands, horses, camels, and elephants, was led by Panj Pyare, the collective name given by Guru Gobind Singh to the five brave Khalsas who were the first one to receive Khanda di Pahul, or the rites of the two-edged sword.

With hundreds of thousands of sangat standing by the side of the road to watch the colorful procession passing by, women wearing traditional Sikh attire were seen sweeping the road in honor of the Guru Granth Sahib ji.

Following closely, the Nihang Singhs charmed the crowd with their eye-popping, yet extremely dangerous acrobatic skills involving traditional Sikh arms including swords and knives.

Hundreds of non-resident Sikhs living in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and many other countries joined hands at various ‘langars’ (community kitchen) in Patna on Tuesday to offer their services, or ‘seva’, by serving or helping cook food for thousands of visitors who arrived in the state capital to take part in the week long celebration to celebrate the parkash purab.

Meanwhile, security arrangement around Gandhi Maidan and Ashok Rajpath all the way to the Gurudwara had been tightened to ensure no untoward incident took place. With security cameras at every nook and corner, armed policemen and security personnel were seen roaming on tall buildings keeping an eye below to provide a sense of security to those who have come to join the celebration from faraway places.

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