Patna: Nearly 15,000 worshipers from various parts of the country are expected to participate in the 552nd ‘prakash parv’ year celebration or the birth celebration of Nanak Dev’s teacher at Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib Gurdwara in Patna City on Friday.
Secretary General of the committee of Sri Harmandir Ji Prabandhak, said Indrajit Singh, told this newspaper on Thursday that hundreds of worshipers walked through the path of the Bagh train to Patna Sahib Gurdwara as part of the ‘Nagar Kirtan’ ritual.
“The ‘akhand path’ ends and the whole gurdwara has been illuminated with colorful lights,” he added.
A large number of worshipers have arrived here from Punjab, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and other countries to pay respect to the Nanak Dev teacher, the founder of Sikhism.
“What makes the opportunity better is the fact that enough people included in other religions also visited Gurdwara and prayed to Teacher Nanak Dev Ji,” Indrajit said.
Speaking of ‘Prakash Parv’ four days from 6 to 9 January 2022, Indrajit claimed, “a large number of people are expected to participate in the 355th birthday celebration of Gobind Singh’s teacher, 10th Sikh leader, next year.
That, the committee of the Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Prabandhak will make a complicated arrangement for worshipers.
“Meanwhile, the district administration has prepared to ensure the safety and welfare of the worshipers for 552 ‘Prakash Parv’.
SDO Patna City, Mukesh Ranjan, showed that the amount of magistrat and adequate police had been deployed near Gurdwara and the road.
“Because the big crowd will gather at Kangan Ghat on the occasion of ‘Prakash Parv’, teams of national disaster response troops have time there.
The medical team has also been spent to ensure the security of worshipers,” he added.