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Nagar Kirtan – 550th Guru Nanak Anniversary

August 2 , 2019 1945 days 1007 0
  • For 1st time since partition, the ‘Nagar Kirtan’ carrying Guru Granth Sahib which was taken out from Nankana Sahib district of Punjab province of Pakistan, arrived at Attari in Amritsar, India.
  • Nagar Kirtan is a religious procession.
  • This procession by devotees is to mark the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism.
  • It will culminate at Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district of Punjab in India.
  • Guru Nanak Devji was born in 1469, in the village Talwandi now known as Nankana Sahib, is situated near Lahore, Pakistan.

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