The two-day festivities of 344th birthday celebrations of ``Sri Guru Gobind Singhji'', the tenth and last Sikh Guru and founder of Khalsa Panth, who protected the country from foreign invaders concluded on Sunday with thousands of Sikh devotees and other community faiths celebrating it with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion by offering prayers.
The major attraction of the concluding event was organised under the aegis of Prabhandak Committees, Gurudwara Saheb Secunderabad where over 20,000 to 25,000 Sikh devotees and other community faith participated in the VISHAAL DEEWAN held on Key's High School Grounds, Secunderabad by offering prayers to Guru Granth SahIb Ji (Holy Scripture of Sikhs) at Gurudwara premises.
Prabhandak Commitee President, S Baldev Singh Bagga and General Secretary, S Avatar Singh said that the congregation began this morning at 10.30 AM continued up to 3.30 PM and was marked by the recitations of Gurubani Keertans and Kathas by the renowned and reputed Ragi Jathas.
Bhai Ravinder Singhji (Ragi Jatha of Harmandir Saheb, Golden Temple, Amritsar Punjab), Giani Pinderpal Singh (Punjab), Bhai Sukhwinder Singhji and other Ragi Jathas who are specially invited from various parts of the country for the important occasion recited Shabad Keertans and Kathas that stressed on imbibing the higher values of life and communal harmony for which Guru Gobind Singhji strived.
They also have thrown light on the teachings of Sikh Gurus who stood for national integration, peace, brotherhood and communal harmony. They asked devotees to follow the teachings of Guru Gobind Singh which are very relevant these days.
After the culmination of the congregation the traditional Guru Ka Langar (free community kitchen) was served to all the devotees where devotees sit in the same row with great discipline promoting the feelings of togetherness, fraternity and concern for fellow human beings.
