Pak Sikhs perform kirtan at Khadoor Sahib

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Pak Sikhs perform kirtan at Khadoor Sahib

Khadoor Sahib, April 16

A jatha of Pakistani Sikhs today performed ‘kirtan’ for the fist time after the Partition of the country in the sanctum sanctorum of Darbar Sahib here today to mark the first day of 500th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Angad Dev. The devotees who had come here from far flung areas, including foreign countries, listened to the kirtan with rapt attention.

A jatha of 534 Sikh devotees, comprising women and children had reached Khadoor Sahib from Pakistan. The jatha is led by Mr Mahesh Singh Khalsa Chairman of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Singh Sabha, Kashmore, District Jacobabad, Singh. Baba Sewa Singh, chief organiser of the celebrations, welcomed the jatha in Darbar Sahib and honoured the jatha members with Siropas.

Earlier, a high tech multimedia Sikh museum on LCD touch screens was inaugurated by Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar Akal Takht. The museum is the first of its kind in the world. It has four LCD touch screens which provide vast information about the Sikh history and religion, Sikh generals, Gurmukhi script, Sikh scriptures and sports. The LCD screens can be operated with the touch of a finger and have main menu in three languages — Hindi, Punjabi and English.

It has subject matter of approximately 50,000 pages. A robot would narrate the Sikh history to the devotees in a unique way.

Apart from the LCD screens, the museum hall also has portraits related to the life of Guru Angad Dev. After the inauguration of the museum Bhai Gurdas Mini Auditorium was also inaugurated. This 300 sq feet area auditorium is equipped with multimedia projector and computer.

A documentar

y on the “Bohar”, an old tree on the premises of the gurdwara, was also shown to the visitors on the occasion. In this documentary, the 600-year-old Bohar tree explains its experiences during its life span of 600 years.

Meanwhile, three different processions started from Dera Baba Nanak and Matte di Serai (Muktsar). A number of ‘langars’ and ‘chhabils’ were organised by Baba Jagtar Singh of ‘Kar Sewa Wale’ and other Sikh institutions at many places.

The organisers did not allow holding of any political function. However, senior leaders of different political parties, including the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh and Mr Parkash Singh Badal would visit the city on April 18 — the last day of the celebrations.

Mr Manjit Singh Calcutta, secretary, SGPC who inaugurated the Bhai Gurdas mini auditorium, said the committee would help in raising ‘Minar-e-”Sikhi’ and Gurmukhi Park to commemorate the contribution of the second Sikh Guru.

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