LUCKNOW: The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, was celebrated with fervour and gaiety in the state capital on Monday.
All the gurudwaras in the city were decorated with lights to add to the festivities. The biggest congregation gathered at Gurudwara Naka Hindola. The birth anniversary celebrations are a three-day affair. The first two days are dedicated for the Akhand Paath or non-stop reading of Guru Granth Sahib -- the religious book of the Sikhs. The day began with the reading of the Akhand Paath. http://www.funfilms.in/
This was followed by `asa di vaar kirtan' in which kirtan mandalis sang in the praise of the guru and urged him to bless all those who visited the gurudwara and even those who did not come. More than 40,000 devotees from all over the city visited the ornamented Darbar Sahib. They all took blessings from the the chief Granthi, Gyani Jagjit Singh Jajchak. A langar (community lunch) was also arranged in the gurdwaras. Served by local volunteers with a spirit of seva (service) and bhakti (devotion), the langar was open to people from all walks of life and faiths.
Everyone, irrespective of caste and religion, sat together and shared the meal with the traditional `Karah Prasad'. Earlier, prabhat pheris (early morning processions)
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