Thousands offer prayers at Golden Temple

Thousands of devotees thronged the Golden Temple to offer prayers on the birth anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh on Monday.

Despite it being a chilly day, long queues were seen at the shrine with the devotees waiting to enter the sanctum sanctorum and have a look at the rare artefacts belonging to the Sikh Gurus. Gurmat programmes and fireworks were also displayed in the evening.

The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) had celebrated the occasion on January 5 at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Sri Nankana Sahib.

The discrepancy in the dates was due to the Nanakshahi Calendar conflict. The PSGPC and several Sikh organisations in India and gurdwara panels in the US follow the original 2003 Nanakshahi Calendar whereas the SGPC follows the Akal Takht-approved amended version of the Bikrami Calendar when it comes to observing Gurpurbs.

CM pays obeisance at Rupnagar gurdwara

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann paid obeisance at Gurdwara Bhatha Sahib on in Rupnagar.

The Chief Minister said the life and philosophy of Guru Gobind Singh was a binding force to unite the entire country.

He said Guru Gobind Singh’s message of peace, humanism, love and brotherhood had a lot of relevance in the current times.

“The state government is following the path shown by the Sikh Guru to ensure the well-being of every section of society,” he added.

Mann urged people to celebrate the day with devotion and rising above the caste, creed and religion.