Teetwal, Nov 17: A large number of Kashmiri Pandits flagged-off a cycling religious yatra from Gurudwara Sis Ganj in New Delhi to mark the 350th Martyrdom anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji.
Kashmiri Pandits also took part in this event which is a part of martyrdom anniversary being observed this year throughout the globe.
Led by Manjit Singh GK, Senior Vice President of Cycling federation of India said that this cycle tour will start from Gurudwara sis Ganj in Delhi on 15 Nov and will culminate on 20 Nov at Gurudwara Guru Ka mahal near Amritsar and will raise awareness about the supreme sacrifice of Guru Teg Bahadur ji.
Speaking to press, President of All India Kashmiri Samaj Regd. (AIKS) Ravinder Pandita said that “We owe a lot to Guru Teg Bahadur Ji and in this regard the celebrations were kick started from Guru Teg Bahadur Gurudwara at LoC Teetwal on 1 Sept.”
This Gurudwara was rebuilt and dedicated to Guru Teg Bahadur in 2023 after the same was burnt in 1947 during tribal raids called Pak proxy war. This Gurudwara and Sharda temple has been built on the same land where these existed prior to partition at Teetwal, the tip of north India right on LoC.
Issuing a whip to its affiliates of Ambala, Ludhiana and Amritsar, AIKS president has asked Kashmiri Pandits to receive the yatra and be a part of larger celebrations of 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur ji.
A KP delegation from Faridabad also participated in send-off event in traditional attire of Kashmiri Pandits to pay obeisance to their savior.
