Braving the early morning chill, scores of devotees on Saturday thronged 'gurudwaras' of Punjab and Haryana to pay obeisance to first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, on his birth anniversary. People from different faiths offered early morning prayers on 'Gurpurab' and took part in 'Langars' and 'Shabad Kirtans'. Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, was born in 1469 at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, now in Pakistan. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar extended greetings to people. Over 2,600 Sikh pilgrims had left for Pakistan to attend the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Hasanabdal town in Pakistan's Punjab, Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) officials said.​

Source: dna November 04, 2017 12:59 UTC