A large number of Sikh pilgrims from India and different parts of the world gather at the Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan’s Punjab province to mark his birth anniversary.

Lahore: The three-day celebrations of birth anniversary of the founder of the Sikh faith began on Wednesday at Nankana Sahib, Kartarpura, Hassan Abdal and other places in Pakistan.
The three-day celebrations of the birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak will began today (November 17) in Nankana Sahib with the arrival of 8,000 Sikh pilgrims from all over the world.
The ceremonies to mark the 552nd birth anniversary of Sikh faith founder Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji will begin at Kartarpur Gurdwara Complex today.
Thousands of Sikh Yatrees residing across the world and in India will attend the event.
During their stay in Pakistan, the Sikh community would pay obeisance at different Gurdwaras including Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib and Gurdawara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.
The pilgrims will also visit other gurdwaras in the province.
More than 8,000 Sikh pilgrims from all over the world will visit Pakistan to celebrate the 552nd birth anniversary of the Sikh faith's founder, Guru Nanak Dev.
The main ceremony of the celebration will be held at Gurdwara Janamasthan in Nankana Sahib tomorrow, which will end after the Nagar Kirtan procession followed by the Bhog ritual at night.
Various departments have already completed necessary arrangements, including security, accommodation, food, healthcare and transport, to facilitate the Sikh pilgrims.
Every year, more than 2,000 Sikhs come to Pakistan to participate in the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.
Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated across the world with great enthusiasm. The date, however, varies from year to year, according to the Indian lunar calendar.

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