Members of the Sikh community in Pune have kick-started the events and festivities as part of the Gur-ta-Gaddi Gurpurab celebrations which will commence later this month.
PUNE: Members of the Sikh community in Pune have kick-started the events and festivities as part of the Gur-ta-Gaddi Gurpurab celebrations which will commence later this month.
The festivities have been organised by the 300 Saala Committee of Gurudwara Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Ganesh Peth Pune, to mark the 300th anniversary of the consecration of Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal guru of Sikhs.
The main celebrations will be undertaken on a massive scale from October at the Takhat Sachkhand Gurudwara in Nanded where Guru Gobind Singh declared Guru Granth Sahib as the last guru of the Sikh community.
Earlier this week, the 300 Saala Committee organised a traditional arms demonstration by the gadak pathak (troop of armed people) followed by a kirtan at the Pune Shramik Patrakar Sangh as a part of their invitation ceremony.
“Shri Guru Hargobind Singh Sahib, who was the sixth Guru of Sikhs, started this tradition of weapons which is being continued even today,” said a member of the Gadak Pathak requesting anonymity. Various arms like swords, lathis, kirpan, fari, soti, and chakkar were used skillfully in the demonstrations.
However, this year’s celebrations are extremely important, said a committee member.
“The first centenary of this event was held during the Mughal rule and the second centenary was celebrated under the British raj. This is the first time that the celebrations are being held in independent India,” he said.
He further added that apart from inviting the top dignitaries, including the mayor, civic commissioner, police commissioner, etc, they will also invite people from other communities to attend the celebrations.
“Also, other activities will be carried out in the city to spread more awareness about the celebrations.”
The committee has made five thousand nishan sahab (flags) which will be put at the main traffic junctions and roads and children will distribute pamphlets, balloons and chocolates at malls and markets in the city. Also, all Sikh homes and shops in the city will hang special lanterns during Diwali, which also falls at the end of the month.
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