Thousands offer prayers at Amritsar's Harmandir Sahib on Guru Purab

Tens of thousands of devotees congregated at Amritsar's Sri Harmandir Sahib Golden Temple, on Friday, on the occasion of the 340th birth anniversary of the tenth and last Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh.

"The Gurudwara is fully decorated from inside. I have come here with my family. On this auspicious day, I have come here to offer prayers as it is believed that all the wishes are fulfilled here," said Vishvdeep Singh, a devotee.

Devotees visited the Gurudwara from various parts of the country.

"We have especially come here for Guru Govind Singh's birthday. We are delighted and we will celebrate the occasion by taking a holy dip and performing ritual ceremonies," said Mamta Sehgal, a devotee from Gawalior.

Several functions, including religious processions and Shabad Kirtan are organized in different parts of the country to mark the anniversary.

From early morning, gurudwaras began teeming reverberating with devotional chants.

Creator of Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh was born at Patna Sahib on December 22, 1666. He became Guru on November 11, 1675, following in the footsteps of his father and the ninth Sikh Guru Guru Teg Bahadur.

Guru Gobind Singh moulded the Sikh religion into its present form with the formation of the Khalsa, which means 'Pure'. Khalsa is the name given by Guru Gobind Singh to all Sikhs who have been baptised or initiated by taking Amrit in a ceremony called Amrit Sanchar.

Guru Gobind Singh preached and practiced the gospels of love, oneness of mankind and universal brotherhood throughout his life. He appealed to the people to strive in unison for carving out a healthy and a harmonious society.

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