Kurukshetra: A total of 115 Sikh pilgrims Haryana Left for Gurdwara Patshahi Chevin, Kurukshetra on Tuesday to join Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) Jatha (Group) in Amritsar from Amritsar for Gurdwara birth place, Shree Nankana Sahib, and in other temples Pakistan To celebrate Prakash Gurparv (date of birth) Guru Nanak Devi,
Haryana Sikh Mission in-charge of SGPC Mangpreet Singh He said that applications of about 140 pilgrims from Haryana were sent by the Mission Office to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi, out of which 124 pilgrims were granted visas and 16 applications were rejected.
Mangpreet Singh said, “Of the 124 Sikh pilgrims, 115 have left Kurukshetra on Tuesday to join the SGPC batch that is scheduled to leave for Sri Nankana Sahib on Wednesday. Nine pilgrims who were granted visas I have decided not to go due to my personal reasons.” ,
A pilgrim leading the batch from Haryana, Ravinder Kaur Said, “We yearn to bow down at holy shrines including Nankana Sahib, Panja Sahib, rory sahib, Gurdwara Sacha Sauda Sahib, the martyrdom site of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Lahore and Sri Kartarpur Sahib. The community has had a long association with various causes and we feel fortunate to have had this opportunity. Sikhs pray every day in their prayers to catch a glimpse of the abandoned temples on the other side (Pakistan).”
Notably, in March 2021, the SGPC announced a pilgrimage facility to Pakistan for Haryana Sikh pilgrims at its Haryana Sikh Mission in Kurukshetra and for the pilgrims to start submitting their passports for the visa process through the SGPC quota. said. Earlier, pilgrims from Haryana used to go to Amritsar to submit their passports for visa.
The Sikh Jatha will be on a 10-day pilgrimage to Gurdwaras in Pakistan to mark the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
Member of Religion Promotion Committee (DPC) of SGPC Tejinderpal Singh Ladwa “All the members of the batch will reach Amritsar and they will join the larger batch and will leave for Sri Nankana Sahib from Wagah border on Wednesday morning. The Jatha will return home on November 27 after a pilgrimage to Gurdwara Sahib in Pakistan,” said.
Haryana Sikh Mission in-charge of SGPC Mangpreet Singh He said that applications of about 140 pilgrims from Haryana were sent by the Mission Office to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi, out of which 124 pilgrims were granted visas and 16 applications were rejected.
Mangpreet Singh said, “Of the 124 Sikh pilgrims, 115 have left Kurukshetra on Tuesday to join the SGPC batch that is scheduled to leave for Sri Nankana Sahib on Wednesday. Nine pilgrims who were granted visas I have decided not to go due to my personal reasons.” ,
A pilgrim leading the batch from Haryana, Ravinder Kaur Said, “We yearn to bow down at holy shrines including Nankana Sahib, Panja Sahib, rory sahib, Gurdwara Sacha Sauda Sahib, the martyrdom site of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Lahore and Sri Kartarpur Sahib. The community has had a long association with various causes and we feel fortunate to have had this opportunity. Sikhs pray every day in their prayers to catch a glimpse of the abandoned temples on the other side (Pakistan).”
Notably, in March 2021, the SGPC announced a pilgrimage facility to Pakistan for Haryana Sikh pilgrims at its Haryana Sikh Mission in Kurukshetra and for the pilgrims to start submitting their passports for the visa process through the SGPC quota. said. Earlier, pilgrims from Haryana used to go to Amritsar to submit their passports for visa.
The Sikh Jatha will be on a 10-day pilgrimage to Gurdwaras in Pakistan to mark the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
Member of Religion Promotion Committee (DPC) of SGPC Tejinderpal Singh Ladwa “All the members of the batch will reach Amritsar and they will join the larger batch and will leave for Sri Nankana Sahib from Wagah border on Wednesday morning. The Jatha will return home on November 27 after a pilgrimage to Gurdwara Sahib in Pakistan,” said.
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