Mass congregation to be held on 356th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh
The Hindu
HYDERABAD
The 356th Prakash Utsav (birth anniversary) of Guru Gobind Singh is set to be celebrated in a grand way on Sunday. A mass congregation will be organised on a grand scale under the aegis of Prabandhak Committee Gurudwara Saheb, Secunderabad, at Classic Gardens in Secunderabad.
The congregation will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. after which a Guru Ka Langar will be served to the devotees.
Prabandhak committee president S.Baldev Singh Bagga and general secretary S.Jagmohan Singh said hundreds of Sikh devotees and people belonging to other faiths will converge for the congregation. The event will be marked by recitations of holy hymns called ‘Gurbani Kirtans’ by reputed Ragi Jathas who are being specially invited from various parts of the country. On the list are Bhai Kamaljeet Singh from Golden Temple, Amritsar, and Bhai Jagjeet Singh Babiha from Delhi, who will recite holy hymns and throw light on the teachings of Sikh gurus.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.