4 lakh devotees visit Golden Temple

IN THE EVENING, THE SHRINE WAS SPLENDIDLY LIT UP AND FIREWORKS WERE SEEN DANCING ACROSS THE SKY

: Around 4 lakh devotees from across the world on Tuesday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith.

“This year, the number of devotees has almost doubled than the last year’s Parkash Purb. Usually on the occasion, 2 to 3lakh people pay obeisance at the Goldent Temple. But since this year marks the 550th birth anniversary of the Guru, the figure has shot up to this scale,” said Jaswinder Singh Deenpur, manager of the Golden Temple.

In the evening, the shrine was splendidly lit up and fireworks were seen dancing across the sky, giving it a beautiful view. On the Golden Temple premises, Dhadi jathas were busy narrating glorious history of Guru Nanak.

Ramdas, who had come from the USA, said,“I am in the country on a North India trip. Yesterday, I came to know about the Parkash Purb celebrations. So I decided to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. I feel blessed.”

Kavita Kumari, 34, from New Delhi was in the holy city with his family. She said, “This is my first visit to the Golden Temple. I had heard about the Guru’s celebrations in Punjab, so we planned our visited accordingly. This was such an enriching experience. I will visit the city again.”

Sukhpreet Singh, 24, a resident of Mumbai said, “I along with my family members first visited Dera Baba Nanak. There we paid obeisance at the Gurdwara Darbar sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan, through binoculars , then we paid our respect at the Golden Temple. We have been coming to the temple every year on the occasion of Parkash Purab.”