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| Impressive Nagar Kirtan taken out on eve of Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Ji | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 21: Mainta-ining age old religious tradition, an impressive Nagar Kirtan was taken out in City of Temples by members of Sikh community on the eve of 549th Prakash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj which falls on November 23 (Kartik Purnima).
Thousands of Sikh devotees, including the students of over one dozen schools along with bands, besides a sizable number of women and children participated in the Nagar Kirtan which started from Gurudwara Yadgar, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Chand Nagar here in the morning and culminated at Gurudwara, Singh Sabha, Nanak Nagar in the evening.
The Nagar Kirtan was organized by District Gurudwara Prabandak Committee, (DGPC) Jammu. The Nagar Kirtan passed via Vinayak Bazar, Dogra Chowk, Tawi bridge, Asia Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Gole Market before culminating at Gurdwara Singh Sabha Nanak Nagar.
The devotees' enroute were reciting Shabad Kirtan and Gurbani. The Palki of Guru Sahib was fully decorated with flowers and it was pulled by Panj Piaras attired in traditional Khalsa dresses.
The devotees were sweeping the road where from the Palki of Guru Sahib had to proceed right from Gurudwara Nanak Dev Ji, Chand Nagar up to Gurudwara Singh Sabha Nanak Nagar. There was lot of religious enthusiasm and charm among the devotees.
The community youth enroute displayed the traditional martial art while the school children were also reciting Gurbani.
The Nagar Kirtan was enroute welcomed by the members of other communities also and entire route was fully decorated on the occasion. The people enroute paid their obeisance to Guru Granth Sahib.
The devotees on entire route of Nagar Kirtan had installed stalls to distribute Prashad, water and other soft drinks to the people who took part in Nagar Kirtan. The administration had also made elaborate security arrangements right from Gurudwara Chand Nagar to Gurudwara Nanak Nagar and traffic was diverted to one side only to allow smooth movement of Nagar Kirtan. |
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