Browsing Tag: Yatra

A Sikh religious tour of relics of three Gurus will be taken to other states after the culmination of the tour in Punjab later this month.

With the development of number of sites of Sikh Gurdwaras in Assam and Arunachal, Brahm Kund may be developed into a Sikh pilgrimage centre and a Gurdwara commemorating Guru Nanak's visit to the place may come up sooner or later.

More than 2,000 Indian sikh yatrees arrived here on Friday by special trains to celebrate the 544th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Jee.

An IAF chopper carrying 20 personnel and crew on a rescue mission in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand crashed on Tuesday and all on board are feared killed, as fresh rains hampered efforts to evacuate thousands still stranded.

With little rest, the team started the strenuous upward journey to Joshimath of bringing food, water and first aid to over a thousand devotees.

It'll probably take 2-3 days more to evacuate all. Rescue work is very slow. People are safe because Gurudwara Sahib is there in Gobind Dham and they have all the necessary items. Otherwise it would have been very tough situation there.

It is amazing. It is a privilege to witness. Volunteers from our Sikh community honor this event by serving drinks, snacks and sunscreen at a roadside table on the highway on Good Friday morning.

SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar expressed resentment over the visa denial, saying that it was a matter of grave concern for the Sikh community.

Tour comprises visit to some of the most important historical and spiritual shrines like Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Taran Taaran, Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib , sightseeing tour to Shimla and Kirtan Meditation at Valley of Divine Peace - Baru Sahib in Himachal Pradesh.

To highlight the sacrifices by "Brahmin" Sikhs along ninth Sikh master Guru Teg Bahadur in seventeenth century and to express gratitude to the Sikh guru who sacrificed his life for saving Hindus from forced conversions, Brahin Sabha Punjab is taking out a procession to Anandpur Sahib...

And what better way to calm your spirits than paying a visit to Sikh Temple Makindu?

This pilgrimage is designed to be a fully immersive experience in the Nectar of the Sikh faith. From the time you arrive at Shri Anandpur Sahib, all accommodations will be within the parameters of the Gurdwaras itself. This will allow you to fully participate in all the services, in performing sewa, and fostering the feeling of oneness with the Sangat.

Some 3,000 Sikh pilgrims are expected to arrive in Pakistan from India and other parts of the world to participate in the 10-day annual Baisakhi festival starting from April 10 and authorities have completed arrangements to host them.

This is a unique opportunity to visit Punjab…the land of the Great Gurus…an opportunity to visit the Golden Temple Sanctum Sanctorum…Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar and the other holy Takhts in Punjab, Patna Sahib and Nanded.

If you want to visit Sikhs’ five sacred ‘takhts’ in Punjab, Bihar and Maharashtra in one go, board a special pilgrimage train from Amritsar on Baisakhi, April 13.

Carrying with them boxes of shoe polish and brushes, members of Nankana Sahib Sikh Yatree Jatha are all ready to visit gurdwaras in Pakistan. This is one of its kind jatha that takes positions in Pakistan gurdwaras on various Sikh religious occasions, and had been doing the free shoe keeping and shining service for nearly 11 years.

Encouraged by the successful launch of 'Mahaparinirvan Express' linking Buddhist shrines in the country, the railways has decided to introduce a special train, 'Takht Express', linking Sikh shrines across the country to fulfill the needs of devotees.

As many as 2,500 Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan on Tuesday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib.

Despite regular Amritsar-Lahore bus service, not a single Sikh devotee from holy city on Tuesday boarded the bus for pilgrimage to Nanakana Sahib to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, due to police vetting and other formalities required to undergo before boarding the bus.

Thousands of Sikh ‘Yatrees’ from across the world, including India, have reached Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal to celebrate 313th ‘Besakhi Festival’ with religious fervour and traditional enthusiasm amidst tight security arrangements.

A luxury train will carry the devout and sightseers to four of the country’s five Sikh Takhts, with a flight to the fifth takht on the ninth day completing the circuit.

The first-ever large Sikh representative group or jatha to Bangladesh was flagged off on Monday. The jatha comprising 58 members, including women, will visit various gurdwaras in Bangladesh and return home on December 9.

The Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha UK travels from Birmingham to Nairobi Kenya.

All devotees expressed happiness about the hospitality accorded to them during they 10-day stay in Pakistan.

Over 3,000 Sikh pilgrims will arrive in Pakistan from India at Wagah border today to commemorate the 540th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee at Nankana Sahib.

It was the last wish of Baba Jee Singh, a Spanish-converted-Sikh, who suffered from cancer, to accomplish the sacred task of translation of Guru Granth Sahib in Spanish before his death.

Nanded readies to receive Sikh multitudes as countdown begins to D-day.

Twin citians welcome the Yatra by lighting candles and showering flower petals.

The delegation of Indian Sikhs visiting Pakistan has reportedly demanded of the Pakistan government to make all gurudwaras in the country functional...