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Photos: Devotees celebrate Guru Nanak Dev’s 550th birth anniversary
From prayers to free meals, devotees across India celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev on Tuesday.
Updated on: Nov 12, 2019 5:29 PM IST
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Devotees gather to pay obeisance at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in New Delhi. Guru Nanak Dev was the first Sikh Guru and the festival “Gurpurab” is celebrated by Sikhs all across the globe with fervour and joy. Guru Nanak Dev is considered as a preacher of peace and harmony. (Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
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Woman prepare meals at a community kitchen in a Gurudwara on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Nanak Dev in Mirzapur. The day is celebrated on the full moon day of the Kartik month as per the Hindu calendar. Hence, it is also known as Kartik Poornima (PTI)
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Devotees gather to pay obeisance at Golden Temple on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, in Amritsar. Congress president Sonia Gandhi greeted Sikhs across the world and said that Guru Nanak’s teachings of mutual love, truthfulness, brotherhood and righteousness are of eternal relevance having universal and timeless appeal that cut across the sectarian, communal and regional divides. (Sameer Sehgal / HT Photo)
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Children play with snow at Chatti Padshahi Gurudwara during the celebration of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Ranawari in Srinagar. (PTI)
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Free meal is being served among the devotees on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Nanak Dev, at Shahid Minar Maidan in Kolkata. “Modi government is devoted to the thoughts and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, this is our prime motto of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. The historic ‘Kartarpur Corridor’ dedicated to the countrymen by Modi ji on the 550th Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is a real tribute to Guru Nanak Dev Ji,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in a tweet. (Swapan Mahapatra / PTI)
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Sikh devotees gesture as they pay their respects on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib at Sultanpur Lodhi, in Punjab. (NARINDER NANU / AFP)
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