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Photos: Fireworks mark Guru Nanak's 545th birthday at Golden Temple

FP Staff November 18, 2013, 10:18:59 IST

Here are some images of the Golden Temple on Nanak’s 545th birth anniversary.

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Lighting and cracker fire at Golden Temple on the occasion of 545th birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first master Sikh Guru, in Golden Temple Amritsar on Sunday. PTI

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Devotees paying obeisance at Golden Temple on the occasion of 545th Birth Anniversary Guru Nanak. PTI

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Guru Nanak Dev was born at Rai Boi di Talwandi, falling in the present-day Punjab of Pakistan. The place was renamed Nankana Sahib after his birthday. Nanak travelled in different parts of the world, preaching the idea of 'One God' and founded Sikhism as a religion that denounces 'karma kanda (rituals)' and caste system. PTI

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A view inside the Golden Temple as devotees pray on the occasion of 545th birth anniversary Guru Nanak. PTI

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Devotees brooming the procession path: Three jathhas (teams) of 'panj pyaras' dressed in traditional attire with kirpans in their hands, two rows of children, elephants, camels and devotees singing gurbani presented a picture perfect scene. PTI

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View of Golden Temple illuminated on the eve of 545th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak. PTI

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