A lot of devotees on Saturday have been seen providing prayers in Amritsar’s Golden Temple on the event of the Baisakhi competition. All of the gathered devotees witnessed the fireworks that adorned the sky across the Temple.
The video shared by information company ANI confirmed devotees commemorating the competition and recording movies of fireworks with their cellular gadgets.
#WATCH | Punjab: Fireworks adorn the sky across the Golden Temple in Amritsar, on the event of #Baisakhi. A lot of devotees provided prayers right here and witnessed the fireworks this night. pic.twitter.com/kH8skZChLV
— ANI (@ANI) April 13, 2024
Yearly this competition is joyously celebrated with glory. It falls throughout the month of Baisakhi and marks the transition of the Solar from Pisces to Aries, also referred to as Aries Sankranti. Baisakhi is especially important for Sikhs, who take into account it as their New Yr, celebrated primarily in North Punjab and Haryana.
2,400 Indian Sikh Pilgrims Journey To Pakistan To Take part In Baisakhi Competition
Round 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims crossed the Wagah Border into Pakistan’s Punjab capital on Saturday to take part within the annual Baisakhi competition, an official stated, PTI reported.
Sardar Ramash Singh Orara, the primary Sikh Minister in Pakistan’s Punjab province and President of Pakistan’s Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, together with Rana Shahid, further secretary of shrines on the Evacuee Belief Property Board (ETPB), welcomed the Indian pilgrims on the Wagah border.
“As many as 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived right here as we speak to attend Baisakhi festivities in Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabdal,” ETPB spokesperson Amir Hashmi stated, as reported by PTI.
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The ETPB maintains the holy websites of Pakistan’s minority communities.
He talked about that the Indian Sikhs have been transported to Hassanabdal by prepare for the primary time following the improve of the Hassanabdal Railway Station. The police and the Rangers ensured safety for the pilgrims. He stated that though the Pakistan Excessive Fee in New Delhi had issued 2,975 visas to Sikh pilgrims for the annual competition on April 14 in Hassanabdal, solely 2,400 of them arrived.
The ETPB has made all essential preparations for the Baisakhi Mela, and first-time pilgrims from India will journey by rail as an alternative of buses, The principle occasion of the competition will happen on Sunday, with over 11,000 native and international Sikh pilgrims anticipated to assemble at Panja Sahib, Hashmi famous.
Along with Indian pilgrims, others have arrived from Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. “The Indian Sikhs will likely be housed in hostels managed by the ETPB whereas these from different international locations will keep in varied faculties and colleges,” Hashmi stated.