In pics: How India celebrates Guru Nanak Jayanti with festive fervour

The auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti gripped the nation. Devotees thronged Gurdwaras at various places. The festivity, also known as Gurpurab, Guru Nanak Jayanti or Prakash Parv marks the birth anniversary of first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. This year, the festival is being celebrated on November 30. 

 

The day holds greater significance for Sikhs and is revered as one of their most important festivals. In Sikhism, birthdays of the 10 Gurus are observed as major festivals and widely celebrated. It is their teachings which the Sikhs follow to tread on their life path.

 

Here's how India celebrated Gurpurab.

 

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Devotees offer prayers at the Golden Temple on the eve of 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Amritsar.

 

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Illuminated Gurudwara Bangla Sahib on the eve of Guru Parv in New Delhi. 

 

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Devotees light candles at the Golden Temple on the occasion of 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikh religion. 

 

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President Ram Nath Kovind with his wife Savita Kovind pays obeisance at the renovated PBG Regimental Gurudwara in the President's Estate after its inauguration by him on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. 

 

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A Sikh devotee performs martial arts 'Gatka' in Amritsar.

 

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Devotees participate in Nagar Kirtan (holy procession) ahead of the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. 

 

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