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Year-long Guru'ta Gaddi celebrations conclude with key function at Takht Huzur Sahib in Nanded
WSN Bureau


Grabs from World Sikh News depicting continuing coverage of Tercentenary Celebrations

NANDED: The Sampurnta Samagam, or Concluding Ceremony, for the Tercenetary Celebrations to mark the Guru'ta Gaddi Diwas began at Takht Sachkhand Sri Huzur Sahib, Nanded on October 19 with a Nagar Kirtan from Gurdwara Nageena Ghat in the morning.

As per the maryada of Nanded Sahib, the saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib handwritten by Baba Deep Singh was brought to Takht Sachkhand Sri Huzur Sahib where Jathedar Singh Sahib Kulwant Singh led Five Beloved (Panj Piaras) completed the ceremony of handing over of Gur'ta, a ceremony marked every year.

The Tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh, had handed over the Guruship to Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji in 1708 before his jyoti-jyot and the ceremony underlines this passing on of Guruship to the scriptures.

Jathedar Nandgarh to stay away

TALWANDI SABO: Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Jathedar, Balwant Singh Nandgarh, has said he will not be participating in the concluding functions of tercentenary celebrations of Guru'ta Gaddi Diwas at Nanded due to irreconcilable differences on some crucial issues. He said in the literature published to mark the occasion, Sri Huzur Sahib, Abchal Nagar has been described as the top temporal seat which was not the factual position and Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the top temporal authority for the Sikhs. Other clerics and the SGPC have preferred not to air any view on the matter.

Among those present during the ceremony on Monday were Vice-Jathedar Baba Jot Inder Singh, Bhai Ram Singh, Giani Pratap Singh head granthi, Bhai Kashmir Singh Vice-Granthi, Bhai Maan Singh Chaur-bardar, administrator of the board managing the Takht Dr P.S.Pasricha, former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Takht Patna Sahib jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh, Baba Narinder Singh langar wale, Damdami Taksal head Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma, Baba Avtar Singh Sursinghwale, Baba Sewa Singh Khadoor Sahib wale, Sant Kashmir Singh Bhoori wale, Baba Balwinder Singh Kurali wale and Sant Bhupinder Singh Jarag wale.

A large number of non-Sikhs were also part of the Nagar Kirtan that witnessed display of Sikh martial arts by many Gatka parties.

Incidentally, the numbers of the sangat attending these Concluding Ceremony functions were in no way comparable to the Tercentenary Celebration functions a year earlier.

20 October 2009

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