Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi with pomp and gaiety
Over 20,000 Sikh devotees and others participated in the mass congregation
Recitation of Gurubani Keertans by renowned Ragi Jathas (preachers), a huge colourful Nagar Keertan (holy procession), exhilarating and breathtaking display of Gatka skills by Sikhs, and the serving of Guru ka Langar (free food) marked the 319th “Khalsa Panth Foundation Day Celebrations” popularly known as Vaisakhi festival.
Telangana Sikhs on Saturday celebrated it with gaiety and devotion under one umbrella at the Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet.
The major attraction of the celebrations was held at Sri Guru Gobind Singhji Play Grounds, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, organised under the aegis of the Prabhandak Committee Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet, where over 20,000 Sikh devotees and people of other faiths participated in the Vishaal Deewan (Mass Congregation).
The congregation began at 11 am and continued up to 5 pm and was marked by the recitations of Holy Gurbani keertans and Kathas (holy hymns) by the renowned Ragi Jathas (Religious preachers) who were specially invited from various parts of the country for the important occasion.
Bhai Amarjeet Singh Taan (USA), Bhai Jeevan Singhji Khalsa, (Punjab), Bhai Veer Singhji, Jatha Tera Jatha and other reputed Ragi Jathas rendered Gurbani keertans which stressed on imbibing the higher values of life in our day-to-day to living. The preachers called upon the devotees to follow the teachings of Guru Granth Sahibji which stands for national integration, communal harmony, brotherhood and peace to the whole humanity.
After the culmination of the congregation, the traditional Guru-ka-Langar (free community kitchen) prepared specially by the devotees was served to all the devotees. Later, in the evening mass, a colourful Nagar Keertan (Holy Procession) was taken out from Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet and passed through the main corridors Greenlands, Begumpet, Punjagutta and returned back to Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet in the evening.
Guru Granth Sahebji was carried on a beautifully decorated vehicle along with five “Nishaan saheban” during the procession.