KHALSA PANTH FOUNDATION CELEBRATIONS (BAISAKHI)

Event Details

KHALSA PANTH FOUNDATION CELEBRATIONS (BAISAKHI)
WILL BE CELEBRATED FROM APRIL 6 TO 15, 2010.

The 311th " KHALSA PANTH FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS'' popularly known as
"BAISAKHI" will be celebrated on a grand scale by Sikh community all over
Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday (April 14), 2010.
Two major events ``VISHAAL DIWAN'' (MASS CONGREGATION) and ``NAGAR KEERTAN''
(HOLY PROCESSION) will be held on April 14.

The Prabhandak Committee Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet will organise ``Vishaal
Diwan'', the main attraction of the celebrations at Sri Guru Gobind Singhji
Play Grounds, Ameerpet from 11 am to 4 pm in which over 25,000 Sikh devotees
and other community faiths will converge at the programme.

Prabhandak Committee, President S.Amarjeet Singh and General Secretary
S.Surender Singh said that the event will be marked by the recitations of
Gurbani Keertans (Holy Hymns) by the reputed Ragi Jathas (religious
preachers) who are being specially invited from various parts of the country
to render shabad keertans.

Bhai Gurpreet Singhji of Shimla, Bhai Bakshish Singhji Banda (Delhi), Bhai
Surinder Singh, Hazuri Ragi Jatha, Bhai Gurmukh Singhji, Jatha Tera Jatha
and other reputed Ragi Jathas will recite shabad keertans and Kathas and
throw light on the teachings of Sikh Gurus.

After the culmination of the congregation Guru Ka Langar (free community
kitchen) will be served to the devotees.Æ

On the same evening a colourful ``Nagar Keertan'', Holy Procession will be
taken out at around 5 pm from Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet and will pass through
the main corridors of Greenlands, Begumpet, Punjagutta and returned back to
Gurudwara saheb in the evening.

±Over 25,000 devotees will take part in the procession. Guru Granth Sahebji
(the revered Holy Scripture of the Sikhs) will be carried on a beautifully
decorated vehicle along with ``Nishaan Sahebans'' (Religious Flags). The
Procession will be marked by the rendering of Shabad Keertans (Holy Hymns)
by the Jatha Tera Jatha and Keerthani Jathas of men, women and youths.
Besides that ``Panj Pyaras'' (five beloved ones) in their traditional attire
will be the cynosure of the attraction all along the procession.Æ
±The major attraction of the procession will be the display of ``GATKA''
a famous Sikh martial art forms and other breathtaking sword exercises all
along the procession by Kalgidhar Dashmesh Jatha.Æ

AMRIT PAAN (HOLY BAPTISM) ON APRIL 13 : Amrit Paan (Holy Baptism) will be
performed on April 13 at 11 am at Gurudwara Saheb Ameerpet. Persons desirous
to have Amrit can register their names with with Head Granthi.

BAISAKHI KEERTAN DARBAR (NIGHT CONGREGATION) ON APRIL 15 : Nigh Congregation
will be held between 8 pm and 1.30 am on April 14th at GURU GOBIND SINGHJI
SPORTS STADIUM, AMEERPET, HYDERABAD in which reputed Ragi Jathas will render
Shabad Keertan.

S AMARJEET SINGH S SURENDER SINGH
President Secretary