Amid religious fervour and great enthusiasm, the 'Darshan Didar Yatra', displaying the relics of three Sikhs Gurus, culminated here today after travelling throughout Punjab for the last 44 days.
On its arrival here, the Yatra was given a rousing welcome by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal along with Sikh High Priests. The Yatra had begun on May 6 from Patiala.
A colourful religious procession was led by a motorcade carrying the Guru Granth Sahib and a specially-designed vehicle displaying relics of tenth master of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh.
Among others, two relics are related to Guru Hargobind Sahib including a 46-inch-long sword and a 22-inch-long whip. There is a Siri Sahib related to Guru Teg Bahadar that has 'Sat Sri Akal Guru Teg Bahadar' engraved on it. There are ten relics related to Guru Gobind Singh, according to Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee officials.
The chief minister said that these relics would be now permanently placed at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib to enable devotees to have a glimpse of them.
Addressing the gathering, Badal said, "We all were fortunate to have a glimpse of the relics of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji during our lifetime."
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has always endeavoured to showcase the rich legacy of Khalsa Panth by commemorating such mega events, Badal said, adding, the celebrations of the 350th foundation day of Sri Anandpur Sahib was also a part of the party's tradition.
He exhorted the people to follow the path shown by the great Sikh Gurus to achieve the goal of divinity.
Such events not only enable our younger generations to apprise them with our glorious past but also inspire us to lead a contended life filled with happiness, peace and prosperity, Badal said.
The star attraction of the procession were Sikh youths displaying traditional martial art Gatka and a brigade of Nihang Singhs sporting horses, camels and elephants and beating drums.
Prominent among those present included Akal Takht head Gurbachan Singh, Takht Kesgarh Sahib head Mal Singh, Takht Patna Sahib head Iqbal Singh.
Anandpur Sahib in Punjab is one of the Sikhs' most important sacred places.
