Nagar kirtan marks Gurpurb festivities

Amritsar, March 20

Amid showering of petals and chanting of Gurbani, a nagar kirtan, dedicated to the fourth centenary celebrations of Guru Tegh Bahadur, commenced from his birth place Gurdwara Guru Ke Mahal on Saturday.

Before this, Golden Temple’s Hazuri Raagi recited kirtan. Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh said, “The motive of the nagar kirtan was to make the sangat aware of historic occasions and link them with the Gurmat philosophy.”

“We are fortunate that the centenary has fallen in our lifetime and we must utilise the occasion to pray before the Almighty,” SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur said. — TNS