Southall Nagar Kirtan | ਸਾਊਥਹਾਲ ਨਗਰ ਕੀਰਤਨ The Largest Gathering of Sikhs in Europe |
Around 100,000 Sangat come to Southall on Sunday, 18th November 2012 for the annual Guru Nanak Gurpurb Nagar Kirtan. This procession was held to celebrate the Parkash-purb, or birthday, of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism. The procession set out on Sunday from the Gurdwara in Havelock Road around 11.30 am before winding its way through Old Southall and ending up over the bridge at the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Park Avenue about 5 PM . Like everywhere else on the Nagar Kirtan, along the way there were a number of food stalls handing out free refreshments to passers-by. This event was shown LIVE on Sangat Television in UK & continental Europe and a recording of it was aired on 1st December 2012. Presented by: Chandni Kaur and Pritpal Singh |