Guru Nanak's Jyoti Jot Gurpurb: 4,500 Pakistani Sikhs participate in prayers at Kartarpur

Lahore, September 22

At least 4,500 Sikhs from across Pakistan participated in the Jyoti Jot Gurpurb event, which concluded on Tuesday at the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in the country’s Punjab province.

The three-day event commemorated the 481st Jyoti Jot Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Dev.

A large number of Sikhs from across Pakistan, including from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, participated in the function.

However, Indian Sikhs could not participate in the three-day event due to the travel restrictions in place in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The event started on Sunday with ‘Paath’ (recitation of Guru Granth Sahib) and ended on Tuesday with Bhog Akhand Paath and Ardas (prayers).

On Tuesday, 15 vehicles carried devotees singing holy hymns from Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the Zero Point (Indo-Pak border).

The devotees were led by officials of the Evacuee Trust Property Board and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

After performing ‘Ardas’ at the Zero point, the devotees went back to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

Vice Chancellor of Narowal University Dr Tariq Mehmud was the chief guest on the concluding day of the event.

According to Evacuee Trust Property Board, at least 4,500 local Sikhs attended the event.

The Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is located in Pakistan’s Narowal district across Ravi river about 4 km from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India.