Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
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Indian Sikh pilgrims wave as they arrived at Lahore railway station for their holy rituals in Pakistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Pakistan and India have softened their visa policies as they are trying to settle their decades-old hostility which caused three wars. (AP Photo/K. M. Chaudary)
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Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived at Lahore railway station for their holy ritual to Pakistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Pakistan and India have soften their visa policies as they try to settle their decades-old hostility which caused three wars. (AP Photo/K. M. Chaudary)
Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
Pak to renovate 6 gurudwaras, 2 temples
Lahore, Jun 18 (ANI): Pakistan's Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) and Karsewa Trust, a local Sikh organisation, have decided to renovate six gurudwaras and two Hindu temples in Lahore.
Pakistani officials said that besides the 40 Sikh families involved in the renovation work, some Muslims are also taking part in the restoration process.
The six gurudwaras include, the Janamasthan Guru Ramdas gurudwara, Nankana Sahib gurudwara, Dera Sahib gurudwara, Baba Nanky Dera Chall gurudwara, Shaheed Gunj gurudwara and Path Shaki gurdwara.
The temples, which are in the second phase of the renovation plan, include the Krishna Mandir and a temple at the Nilla Gumbad, reports the Daily Times.
Officials said that the renovation work at the Krishna Mandir which was started with a sum of 1.2 million rupees will be completed in a couple of months, adding that the temple will have two worship halls, a guesthouse and some rooms for pilgrims. (ANI)
Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
Sikh devotees to visit Pakistan June 28
By Indo-Asian News Service
Lahore, June 17 (IANS) A group of Sikh devotes from India will arrive in Pakistan June 28 to take part in the observance to mark the death anniversary of 19th century Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Meanwhile, a group of about 800 Sikh devotees from Indian Punjab on a nine-day visit to Pakistan will return to India Friday, reports Online news agency.
The Sikh jatha took part in the three-day Jorr Mela or martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev at the Gurdwara Dera Sahib here Thursday. The delegation will leave will leave for India by a special train.
Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, compiled all the writings of past Gurus into the Holy book - the Guru Granth Sahib.
In 1606, he was tortured to death on the orders of Muslim Emperor Jahangir after he refused to remove all Islamic and Hindu references from the Holy book.
During their nine-day stay in Pakistan, the Sikhs visited various holy shrines including Guru Nanak's birthplace in Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Puja Sahib in Hassan Abdal, Gurdwara Sacha Sawda in Farooqabad, Gurdwara Rohri Sahib in Aimanabad and other places.
Four times a year - on Baisakhi (April), Jorr Mela, death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (June) and birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev (November), Pakistan allows Sikh jathas to visit shrines.
Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
lol your right cheguvera, im shocked that muslims are joining to restore thier temples, gudwaras etc. these are what you call traiters, i dont see any hindus and sikhs paying lump sums for restorations of mosques for us to visit do you? these gudwaras and temples should not be destroyed and they should not be restored as what is the point of encouraging a bunch of munafiqe to move to our islamic republic, look at the size of india, why cant they just stay away from us? we formed pakistan to live as an ummah, not to harbour kaffir, oppressors and various other spys to corrupt our community. we should let the decaying gudwaras, temples etc to go peacefully by nature, leaving few to satisfy kaffir minoritys.
Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
last time I was in Hall bazaar Amritsar, there is a masjid about less than a mile from golden temple(I heard there is one closer too..but I am not aware of it)…any way it was Friday noon and the place was packed with namazis… Many of them seemed Kashmiris I talked to couple of them as I was waiting outside a shop where my family was shopping…they spoke Punjabi and worked and lived in the city. I am sure they celebrate Eid as they did always.
As for bhangra paoing in front of other people’s religious places, it is wrong but who said they did?
Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
i think you are wrong. Firstly most of the gurdwaras in Pakistan are well maintained by sikhs. Secondly if we respect worhsip place of others, they will respect our worship places as well. Even if we look at economic point of view, pakistan does earn money from sikhs when they come to pakistan. So i wont mind Pakistan government taking care of these buildings.
Re: 399th martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee Celeberated in Lahore
you’re kidding right? A’zeb was an incompetent extremist sicko who is what osama modelled himself after! the guy was tyrannical, superstitous and devoid of human morals. Killed and jailed his own family, was intolerant of other religions and in general an all around scumbag