- Title: Sikhs in India mark tenth Guru's anniversary with colourful procession
- Date: 1st January 2020
- Summary: AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA (JANUARY 1, 2020) (ANI - NO USE INDIA) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT THE PREMISE OF GOLDEN TEMPLE - SIKHISM'S HOLIEST SHRINE BEDECKED GOLDEN PALANQUIN READY FOR CITYWIDE PROCESSION AS DEVOTEES CARRYING RELIGIOUS FLAGS AND BLOWING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND DEVOTEES BEGINNING THE PROCESSION WITH RELIGIOUS CHANTING DEVOTEES PRAYING DEVOTEES WALKING WITH THE PALANQUIN AND PLACING SIKHISM'S HOLY BOOK, 'GURU GRANTH SAHIB' ON IT, IN THE PROCESSION DEVOTEES CARRYING SWORDS WALKING IN THE PROCESSION VARIOUS OF DEVOTEES WALKING IN THE PROCESSION (SOUNDBITE) (Punjabi) GENERAL SECRETARY, SHIROMANI GURDWARA PARBANDHAK COMMITTEE (SGPC), APEX BODY OF SIKH SHRINES, ROOP SINGH, SAYING: "Today is the auspicious occasion of birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (10th Guru of Sikhs). Guru Gobind Singh Ji's biggest message to us is 'worship one god, follow Guru's words as guidance and view the Guru among the community."
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- Keywords: Amritsar Golden Temple Guru Gobind Singh India Nagar Kirtan Religion Sikhism
- Location: AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA
- City: AMRITSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA001BUCBTXR
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- Story Text: Sikh devotees in India's northern Amritsar city carried out a vibrant procession to mark the 353rd birth anniversary of their 10th religious leader, Guru Gobind Singh on Wednesday (January 1).
The procession began from the Golden Temple - the holiest shrine of Sikhism and toured the whole city to conclude at the same spot. Throughout the procession, school children played musical instruments and marched in a militia band, while some also performed 'Gatka' - the Sikh form of martial art.
Guru Gobind Singh is the 10th Sikh Guru, a warrior, poet, philosopher and son of the revered 9th Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur who founded the Sikh warrior community, Khalsa in the late 17th century.
Sikhs in India form about two per cent of over 1.25 billion population and are largely concentrated in the northern Indian state of Punjab and national capital New Delhi. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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