Air Force chief joins nagar kirtan carrying Guru Gobind Singh relics
The relics were given to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee on Wednesday and placed at the gurdwara for devotees to pray
The relics would travel in a nagar kirtan to various cities covering 1,500 km from Delhi to Patna. Tribune photo
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The Indian Air Force chief Amar Preet Singh on Thursday joined the nagar kirtan at gurdwara Moti Bagh from where the holy footwear of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur will travel to Takth Patna Sahib.
The family of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, custodians of the sacred belongings for 300 years, have handed over their care and custody to the Sikh Sangat.
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The relics were given to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee on Wednesday and placed at the gurdwara for devotees to pray.
Hardeep Puri himself carried the Jore Sahib to the gurdwara.
The relics would travel in a nagar kirtan to various cities covering 1,500 km from Delhi to Patna.
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These would be enshrined at Takht Patna Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh.
A special committee of Sikh influencers formed earlier to determine the final resting place for the relics had unanimously voted for Patna Sahib gurdwara as the home for the footwear which Puri's ancestors had been given by the 10th Guru in recognition of their services.
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