Coimbatore, December 25
The Sikh Community in the city celebrated the 351th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh with religious fervour through mass feeding at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha here today.
Guru Gobind Singh is the 10th Sikh guru who fought against the social injustice of the Mughal rulers and stood for human rights regardless of caste, creed, religion and gender, recalled, Mr. Iqbal Singh, President, Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Coimbatore.
Talking about the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, Iqbal Singh said that celebrations began on December 19 with ‘ Prabhat Pheri’, meaning early morning rounds wherein people from the Sikh community would go round their neighbourhoods by singing hymns from their holy book -- "Guru Granth Sahib".
As part of the celebrations, a competition of recital of hymns and verses from "Guru Granth Sahib" for school children from Sikh community was conducted and the best performers were awarded with citations, he added.
Today mass feeding was organised wherein the public were served bread and rose milk besides providing ‘Langar’ to more than 400 people from all the sections of the society.
The Punjabi term ‘Langar' refers to community kitchen in Gurdwara where wholesome vegetarian food is being served to all people regardless of their faith, caste, creed, community and gender.
The idea of food charity is that not only should the hungry be fed, but that they must be fed with dignity, said Iqbal Singh.
The Sikh Community in the city celebrated the 351th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh with religious fervour through mass feeding at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha here today.
Guru Gobind Singh is the 10th Sikh guru who fought against the social injustice of the Mughal rulers and stood for human rights regardless of caste, creed, religion and gender, recalled, Mr. Iqbal Singh, President, Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Coimbatore.
Talking about the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh, Iqbal Singh said that celebrations began on December 19 with ‘ Prabhat Pheri’, meaning early morning rounds wherein people from the Sikh community would go round their neighbourhoods by singing hymns from their holy book -- "Guru Granth Sahib".
As part of the celebrations, a competition of recital of hymns and verses from "Guru Granth Sahib" for school children from Sikh community was conducted and the best performers were awarded with citations, he added.
Today mass feeding was organised wherein the public were served bread and rose milk besides providing ‘Langar’ to more than 400 people from all the sections of the society.
The Punjabi term ‘Langar' refers to community kitchen in Gurdwara where wholesome vegetarian food is being served to all people regardless of their faith, caste, creed, community and gender.
The idea of food charity is that not only should the hungry be fed, but that they must be fed with dignity, said Iqbal Singh.