Ranjeet Singh’s Death Anniversary: Sikh pilgrims set to arrive on June 28

LAHORE:  

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims will arrive on June 28 at Wagah railway station by a special train from India to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore.

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairperson Muhammad Siddiqul Farooq, Additional Secretary Shrines Muhammad Tariq Khan and other officials will receive the pilgrims at Wagah.

On the directions of the ETPB chief, the board has made all arrangements regarding accommodation and travel of the Sikh pilgrims.

The pilgrims will visit Gurdwara Janamastan Nanakana Sahib and other areas where they will perform their rituals.



On June 8, pilgrims from India arrived at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hassanabdal, to commemorate the 411th death anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth of the 11 Sikh gurus.

Earlier, while speaking to the media, Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Deputy Secretary Shrines Imran Gondal said around 3,000 Indian pilgrims would arrive on June 8 on a ten-day pilgrimage through Wagah Border and reach Hassanabdal the same day by a special train.

Gondal said the pilgrims would also visit Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, where the main event of the anniversary will be held, besides paying homage at other religious places.

He said after performing rituals, they would proceed to Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib on June 11 and go on to Gurdwara Sacha Soda Farooqabad on June 13.

The main ceremony of Bhog and observance of martyrdom day would be observed in Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore on June 16 while the pilgrims will return on June 17, he added.

He said foolproof security arrangements will be made in collaboration with the district administration and law enforcement agencies.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 24^th, 2017.