Nancana sahib, pakistan – Thousands of Sikhs were in Pakistan on Monday to celebrate Vaisakhi, a harvest festival that marks the beginning of the new year and is generally noticed in Punjab and North India.
This year, Pakistani authorities approved more than 6,500 visas in Indian Sikhs, more than previous years. Visas to travel between two countries are usually difficult to get, but governments have Special arrangement This allows pilgrims to visit shrine and places for worship.
The main ceremony of Vaisahhi was held in Nancani Sahib, where the founder of the Sikh, Guru Nanak, was born.
Gurdwara Janam Asthan is one of the nine worship in Sikh in Nancani Sahib, located about 75 kilometers (46 miles) west of Lahore.
Rinko Kaur traveled from India West Gujarat State, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is from. She said she hesitated at first visiting Pakistan.
“My family warned me about going … and I said I should be with a group to be sure,” Kaur said.
But she said people were welcome.
“I saw people get out of their houses, waving like a welcome gesture. We feel like we are celebrities,” Kaur said, who plans to visit the other Sikh Saints in Pakistan in Pakistan.
Many Sikh holy sites are in Pakistan after British partition Podkontinent in separate nations in 1947. year after two centuries of colonial rules.
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif He said Vaisakhi was the time of “great joys for farmers.” The festival also encourages the spirit of hope, unity and renewal that inspire and unite communities, sharif added.
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2025-04-14 10:14:00
