DSGMC will hold mega celebrations beginning from November 8, 2020, to commemorate 400 th Prakash Purb ( birth anniversary) of Ninth Sikh guru Shri Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji in a grand and befitting manner .
DSGMC will organise grand event with zeal and enthusiasm in close association with Delhi /NCR based around 400 Sikh Organizations and Sikh Charitable institutions at the historic Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib where Guru ji attained martyrdom which is remembered every year as Martyrdom Day.
The celebrations
will begin by holding Akhand Path (48-hour long nonstop recitation of
Guru Granth Sahib) on 6 th November at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Bhog of Sri Akhand Path will be solemnized on 8 th November in
accordance with Sikh Traditions .
The
concluding function on 400th Birth Anniversary will be organised
with complete religious fervor at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj at New Delhi in April
2021, where Guru’s mortal remains were consigned to flames in
accordance with Sikh Traditions.
He
said that 101 members Executive Committee headed by Avtar Singh Hit
,president of Takht Sri Harimandir Patna Sahib Prabandhak Committee, which
consists eminent Sikh historians, Sikh celebrities and academicians.
Committee has
been constituted to finalise the broad contours for the momentous occasion and
chalk out several programmes including seminars, symposiums and lectures to be
organised at all 10 historic Gurdwaras in National Capital to throw light
on various facets of life and philosophy of Guru Tegh Bahadur amongst people, especially the youngsters.
An International seminar on the life and
teachings of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji will be organised in New Delhi
during Feb 2021 to promote Guru’s teachings of love, peace, equality,
brotherhood and eternal values.
DSGMC will organize Grand Nagar Kirtan (religious processions ) dedicated to the 400 th year Parkash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji during FEB 2021 by extensively involving Sikh religious, social and charitable institutions.
The Nagar Kirtan led by 'Panj Pyaras' will start from Guru's birthplace Amritsar and will reach New Delhi covering major Cities and places associated with Guru Tegh Bahadur ji over the course of 15 days and will complete at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib to promote Sikh religion,culture and history. 'Langars' will be organized by the Sikh Organizations at several places along the route of the procession various Gatka teams (Sikh Martial Art) will perform during the Nagar kirtan en route, where a Piper Band and Nagada will also be played as part of birth celebrations.
All historic
Gurdwaras in the National capital will be illuminated with special lighting and
decorated with flower petals during all religious functions during the birth
celebrations to pay fitting tribute to one of the greatest spiritual leaders.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa President DSGMC said that DSGMC will organize Mega show to impart teachings of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji through simple and meaningful actions and deeds that are extremely relevant to the ethos of Universal Brotherhood.
‘Kirtan Darbar’ will be organised at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium New Delhi during
March 2021 in which 1100 students of Guru Harkishan Public Schools will
simultaneously recite Shabad and perform Kirtan with traditional
instruments (tanti saz).
A laser show on the life, teaching and philosophy of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji will also be held at the event.
Special events
like the planting of plant saplings, rendition of Kirtan/Ardas based on
‘Gurbani’, blood donation and medical camps, demonstrations of Sikh Marshall
Arts and translations of Guru's teachings in many International languages
for wider dissemination and outreach will be organised at all historic
Gurdwaras and education institutions run by DSGMC.
