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Glimpses of World Religions
Guruka Lunger
In each and every Gurudwaras, there are Guruka Lungers meaning storehouses of God, from which the poor and the pilgrims are served food free of charge. Pilgrimages
People are ordered or asked to tour the pilgrimage to all the historical Gurudwaras or temples. The chief aim of doing a pilgrimage is to attend the group of sages and to achieve spiritual uplift through the good company of theirs. (1) Akāl Takht, Amritsar, (2) Takhtakeshgadh Saheb, Anandpur (3) Shree Takht Harimandir Saheb, Patna (4) Takht Hajoor Saheb, Nanded and (5) Takhta Damdama Saheb.
In a Gurudwara, when the saint in charge of Granthsaheb speaks in a loud voice “Bole re so Nihal...!" then in reply the men and women devotees in a free resounding tone say, in echo :- “Sat Shree Akāl...!” It means, God who is beyond space is Satya or true.
The Sikhs bow exchange greeting with one another with the words i.e. “Vah Gurujee ka Khalsa, Vah Gurujee ki Fateh”. The holy temple at Amritsar and Gurudwara at Nanded are famous holy places of pilgrimage. The Festivals of Sikh Dharma
The Kartik Poornima Day, (the full moon day of the month Kartik) being the birthday of Adi Guru (First Guru) Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion is celebrated with great respect and honour. The Sikh Dharma has shown much tolerance towards festivals and the customs. So, many festivals of Hindus like Holi and Dasera are celebrated by the Sikhs. Even the Pooja of Mother Goddess Durga is performed.
‘Vaishakhee' – the first day of the month of Vaishakh is the greatest festival of the Sikhs. On the first day of Vaishakh
