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Preparations in full-wing at Cidco ground for Nirankari Samagam

Temporary tents have been specially set up for the event for over three lakh people who would be putting up in the Cidco grounds only for the samagam.

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Cidco ground in Kharghar being prepared for the 48th annual Nirankari Samagam.
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The Cidco ground at Kharghar’s sector 29 is all decked up and preparations are on in full swing as lakhs of devotees have arrived from all over India for the annual samagam by Sant Nirankari Mandal. The samagam started on Friday and the venue will be a hub of different activities and prayer meetings till 26th January, the concluding day with a mass marriage ceremony. Temporary tents have been specially set up for the event for over three lakh people who would be putting up in the Cidco grounds only for the samagam. The theme of the event this year has been kept as oneness to promote peace and humanity at the Nirankari Samagam.

Thousands of volunteers will guide devotees gathered, over the next few days, as well as help in activities like cooking, cleaning and serving food. The number of volunteers will reach 20,000 as more devotees arrive over the next few days.

Satyaprakash, 70, has been a Nirankari, a follower, since the past 52 years. He adds, “I own a stationary shop in Ghaziabad but for four days in a year I hand over all my responsibilities to my co-workers to be able to come here.” 

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