| London Nagar Kirtan 2013 by Sangat TV |
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Apr 26, 2013 - East Ham; London This show presents exclusive coverage by Sangat TV London team recorded in East London during the Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan. The popular and colourful spectacle known as the Nagar Kirtan (procession) was attended by communities from across Greater and east London. Procession started Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar in Rosebery Avenue in East Ham passing through Romford Road, Green Street in Ilford. Thousands of Local Sikhs got together from all over the Greater London area to take part in this Nagar Kirtan which celebrates the creation of the Khalsa at the Vaisakhi of 1699 in Anandpur Sahib. The event took place on 21st April 2013 and this programme was aired on Sangat Television in UK & continental Europe on Sunday, 27th April. Presenter: Chandni KaurProducer & Co-Presenter: Pritpal Singh | The Dutch Sikh Website: https://www.facebook.com/TheDutchSikh |
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Apr 8, 2013 100,000 people line the streets of Southall to see the religious festival procession every year. This year it was exceptionally well received with the perfect sunny day, after so many months of almost continuous cold and rainy weather. The fun fair in Southall park was also very popular with the families who came for the festival. There is free food and drink on every street, so you can eat to your hearts content and do some shopping for your favorite cloths and jewelry at the same time. All together a great day out, so I highly recommend it to anyone. This is the biggest Sikh festival in all of Europe. There are over 20 Million Sikh people who follow the faith which is over 500 years old. The word "Guru" is a Sanskrit word meaning teacher, honoured person, religious person or saint. Sikhism though has a very specific definition of the word Guru. It means the descent of divine guidance to mankind provided through ten Enlightened Masters. This honour of being called a Sikh Guru applies only to the ten Gurus who founded the religion starting with Guru Nanak in 1469 and ending with Guru Gobind Singh in 1708; thereafter it refers to the Sikh Holy Scriptures the Guru Granth Sahib. The divine spirit was passed from one Guru to the next as "The light of a lamp which lights another does not abate. Similarly a spiritual leader and his disciple become equal, Nanak says the truth." |