Sikhs join celebration.THOUSANDS of Sikhs in the West Midlands will join in a procession tomorrow to celebrate the Tri- Centenary of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji being installed as the eternal and final Guru of the Sikhs.The procession or Nagar
Kirtan is one of the pillars of Sikhism and in that context refers to the singing of the sacred hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib to set music normally in classical Raags is a Sikh religious event where the Sikh holy scriptures will be taken as part of a procession from Guru Har Rai Gurdwara gurdwara Sikh place of worship. Each gurdwara houses a copy of the Adi Granth and serves as a meeting place for worship, including recitation, singing, and explication of scripture. A community kitchen and often a school are attached to the building. , High Street, West Bromwich to Guru Nanak Gurdwara, High Street, Smethwick. It is being jointly organised by the seven Gurdwaras in Sandwell. Event organiser and president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Avtar Singh Gill said, "I am delighted that we have been able to organise this Nagar Kirtan at this once in a lifetime occasion in the Sikh calendar." |
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