Capt Amarinder hosts Dr Manmohan Singh ahead of 550th Prakash Purab

Ahe of 550th Prakash Purab, Cheif Minister of Punjab on Thursday hosted former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and former Vice President Hamid Ansari, along with former Union Minister of External Affairs Natwar Singh and former MP Murli Mahar Joshi at his residence in Punjab. Taking to Twitter Capt Amarinder expressed his contentment, he said that he was happy that leers were joining him in celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 550th birth anniversary.

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550th Parkash Purab

On this occasion, re will be big historical samagams and in order to make se samagams memorable gursangats under leership of Sant Balbir Singh, Seechewal are engd in arrangements since last year. Ek Onkar Charitable trust is making full efforts to articulate philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and to follow his teachings. Guru Nanak dev Ji h given mess 'Pawan Guru, Pani Pita, Mata Dharat Mahat' on land of Sultanpur Lodhi, here itself voice “Welfare to All” h echoed.

Punjab is called land of Guru's and Peers, same morland, man's greed has polluted it that much that t only man but whole universe is suffering due it. Sant Seechewal has been making humble requests to gursangats to participate in samagams in great numbers and with great enthusiasm and whoever wants to do any of kar sewa can register himself at website opened for this purpose.

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Why is Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrated?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab, also kwn as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti, is celebrated as birthday of first Sikh guru or leer, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in present Shekhupura District of Pakistan. It is said that first leer of community was born on full moon day of Kartik month according to Indian lunar calendar.

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