Sikh procession leaves for Pakistan's Nankana Sahib to celebrate 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak at Gurdwara Janam Asthan

Amritsar: A Sikh procession including ‘Ragis’ and ‘Dhadis’ (who sing folk songs) on Wednesday left for Nankana Sahib in Pakistan for celebrating 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. [caption id=“attachment_7614521” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] A Sikh procession in Amritsar leaving for Pakistan to celebrate 550 anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. ANI[/caption] The procession, which will cross over to Pakistan through Attari-Wagah border, was flagged off by Giani Raghubir Singh, Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, one of five Takhts of Sikhs. The 550th birth anniversary of the Sikh Guru will be commemorated at the Gurdwara Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib, his birthplace, on 12 November. The inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor, which will connect Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district with Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan, will take place later this week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the corridor on the Indian side. India and Pakistan on 24 October signed an agreement on the modalities for operationalising Kartarpur Sahib corridor, paving the way for its inauguration ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of the Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev. The corridor will facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Guru Nanak Dev.