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Lamps lit by devotees shine in front of the illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in Amritsar, India. AP Photo

A Sikh priest (C), carries the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the holy book of Sikh religion, on his head during a procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore on November 12, 2019. The celebration to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder the Guru Nanak has been given extra significance this year with the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, a secure, visa-free passage between arch-rivals India and Pakistan that gives Indian Sikhs access to the place where the guru died in 1539, now one of the religion's holiest sites.
AFP — Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore on November 12, 2019. The celebration to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder the Guru Nanak has been given extra significance this year with the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, a secure, visa-free passage between arch-rivals India and Pakistan that gives Indian Sikhs access to the place where the guru died in 1539, now one of the religion's holiest sites. AFP

A Nihang (traditional Sikh religious warrior) wearing a giant turban pays his respect on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. AFP

A young Sikh devotee chants during a procession in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh devotees gesture as they take a dip in a holy sarovar (water tank) on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. AFP

Sikh Pilgrims attend the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, Pakistan, 12 November 2019. Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee, founder of Sikh religion, was born in 1469. EPA

Devotees offer prayers inside a Sikh temple to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh faith, in Chennai, India, November 12, 2019. Reuters

Sikh pilgrims attend a religious festival to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder, Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. AP

Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore on November 12, 2019. AFP

Sikh pilgrims return from Pakistan where they celebrated the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev at the India-Pakistan Wagah Post about 35 kms from Amritsar on November 13, 2019. / AFP / NARINDER NANU

Sikh devotees carrying the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the holy book of Sikh religion, during a procession in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh devotees carry the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the holy book of Sikh religion, during a procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. EPA

A Sikh boy performs 'Gatkha', a traditional form of martial arts during a religious procession on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh faith, in Amritsar, India. REUTERS

A devotee prays at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru or master, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Amritsar, India, 12 November 2019. EPA

Sikh devotees pay their respects on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi on November 12, 2019. Sporting saffron and blue turbans and headscarves, hundreds of thousands of devotees braved smog to pack the city of Sultanpur Lodhi in India for the 550th birth celebrations of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak. AFP

A Nihang, Sikh man who belongs to the armed Sikh order, rides his horse as he participates in "Nagar Kirtan" (religious procession) on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev in New Delhi. AFP

A Pakistani policeman stands guard as Sikh Pilgrims attend the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, Pakistan, 12 November 2019. Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee, founder of Sikh religion, was born in 1469. Every year thousands of Sikhs from across the world pilgrimage to Pakistan to participate in the birth anniversary. EPA

A Sikh devotee prays at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru or master, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Amritsar, India, 12 November 2019. EPA

Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 12, 2019. AFP

A Sikh man lights candles at an illuminated Golden temple on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in Amritsar, India. AP Photo

Britain's Prince Charles, centre, arrives at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, a Sikh Temple in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Prince Charles visited the Sikh temple to participate in celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru, Baba Guru Nanak, and mark the contribution of the Sikh community in Britain. During his two day visit he is also meeting with Indian experts focusing on global challenges such as business sustainability and climate change. AP

Youth Sikh devotees hold swords as they participate in a "Nagar Kirtan" (holy procession) on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Sri Guru Nanak Dev, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

Devotees visit to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru or master, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore. AFP

Lamps lit by devotees shine in front of the illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in Amritsar, India. AP Photo

A Sikh priest (C), carries the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the holy book of Sikh religion, on his head during a procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore on November 12, 2019. The celebration to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder the Guru Nanak has been given extra significance this year with the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, a secure, visa-free passage between arch-rivals India and Pakistan that gives Indian Sikhs access to the place where the guru died in 1539, now one of the religion's holiest sites.
AFP — Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore on November 12, 2019. The celebration to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder the Guru Nanak has been given extra significance this year with the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, a secure, visa-free passage between arch-rivals India and Pakistan that gives Indian Sikhs access to the place where the guru died in 1539, now one of the religion's holiest sites. AFP

A Nihang (traditional Sikh religious warrior) wearing a giant turban pays his respect on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. AFP

A young Sikh devotee chants during a procession in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh devotees gesture as they take a dip in a holy sarovar (water tank) on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. AFP

Sikh Pilgrims attend the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, Pakistan, 12 November 2019. Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee, founder of Sikh religion, was born in 1469. EPA

Devotees offer prayers inside a Sikh temple to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh faith, in Chennai, India, November 12, 2019. Reuters

Sikh pilgrims attend a religious festival to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder, Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. AP

Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore on November 12, 2019. AFP

Sikh pilgrims return from Pakistan where they celebrated the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev at the India-Pakistan Wagah Post about 35 kms from Amritsar on November 13, 2019. / AFP / NARINDER NANU

Sikh devotees carrying the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the holy book of Sikh religion, during a procession in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh devotees carry the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the holy book of Sikh religion, during a procession at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. EPA

A Sikh boy performs 'Gatkha', a traditional form of martial arts during a religious procession on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikh faith, in Amritsar, India. REUTERS

A devotee prays at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru or master, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Amritsar, India, 12 November 2019. EPA

Sikh devotees pay their respects on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi on November 12, 2019. Sporting saffron and blue turbans and headscarves, hundreds of thousands of devotees braved smog to pack the city of Sultanpur Lodhi in India for the 550th birth celebrations of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak. AFP

A Nihang, Sikh man who belongs to the armed Sikh order, rides his horse as he participates in "Nagar Kirtan" (religious procession) on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev in New Delhi. AFP

A Pakistani policeman stands guard as Sikh Pilgrims attend the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore, Pakistan, 12 November 2019. Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee, founder of Sikh religion, was born in 1469. Every year thousands of Sikhs from across the world pilgrimage to Pakistan to participate in the birth anniversary. EPA

A Sikh devotee prays at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru or master, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Amritsar, India, 12 November 2019. EPA

Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 12, 2019. AFP

A Sikh man lights candles at an illuminated Golden temple on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in Amritsar, India. AP Photo

Britain's Prince Charles, centre, arrives at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, a Sikh Temple in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Prince Charles visited the Sikh temple to participate in celebrations of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikh Guru, Baba Guru Nanak, and mark the contribution of the Sikh community in Britain. During his two day visit he is also meeting with Indian experts focusing on global challenges such as business sustainability and climate change. AP

Youth Sikh devotees hold swords as they participate in a "Nagar Kirtan" (holy procession) on the eve of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Sri Guru Nanak Dev, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

Devotees visit to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru or master, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Amritsar, India. EPA

Sikh pilgrims gather to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, at Nankana Sahib, a Pakistani city about 80 kilometres from the eastern city of Lahore. AFP

Lamps lit by devotees shine in front of the illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in Amritsar, India. AP Photo

25 pictures of Guru Nanak celebrations in India and Pakistan: Sikh founder honoured

The 550th anniversary of the Sikh guru's birth meant processions and a lot of community spirit

Nyree McFarlane

November 13, 2019

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