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PHOTOS: Guru Nanak Sikh Temple celebrates 550th birthday of Lord Nanak

His birth is marked by a continuous 48 hour reading of the Sikh sacred script

Around the globe, Sikhs are celebrating the 55oth birthday of Lord Nanak the founder of their faith this month.

Here in Williams Lake, celebrations have been underway since Monday, Nov. 18 when a visiting priest from India began singing hymns every evening for the entire week at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, just off of Mackenzie Avenue. At 9 a.m. Friday morning, members of the temple began a continuous 48 hour reading of the Adi Granth, Punjabi for the ‘First Book’, the holy script of the Sikh faith.

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In addition, delicious traditional vegetarian meals were prepared for the whole community to enjoy including supper on Friday, lunch and supper on Saturday and lunch on Sunday.

Longtime lakecity civil servant, community member and temple elder Surinderpal Rathor said that all Williams Lake are welcome to come celebrate Lord Nanak’s birth and enjoy the quality traditional food made in house by members of the temple.



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