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Inspiring Communities South West Sikh Communities Baisakhi Nagar Kirtan

Baisakhi is one of the major festivals of Sikhs and is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and gaiety in the state of Punjab and all throughout the world where there is a significant Sikh population. For the large farming community of Punjab, Baisakhi Festival marks the time for harvest of rabbi crops and they celebrate the day by performing joyful bhangra and gidda dance. For the Sikh community, Baisakhi Festival has tremendous religious significance as it was on a Baisakhi Day in 1699, that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru laid the foundation of Panth Khalsa-the Order of the Pure Ones. As the festival has tremendous importance in Sikh religion, major activities of the day are organized in Gurudwara. After getting ready people pay a visit to their neighbourhood Gurudwara and take part in the special prayer meeting organized for the day. At the end of the Baisakhi ardas, congregates receive specially prepared Kara Prasad or sweetened semolina. This is followed by a guru ka Langar or community lunch. Nagar Kirtan is a Punjabi term which literally means “neighborhood Kirtan”. Nagar means village or neighborhood and Kirtan is a term describing the singing of Shabads (Divine Hymns).It signifies the procession of Sikh Sangat or Congregation through the village singing Holy hymns. The concept of Nagar Kirtan is to bring the message of God to the doorstep of the community. This is common in areas where the Sikh communities reside during the month of Vaisakhi. The procession is led by the Panj Piare (five beloved of the Guru) followed by a float that carries the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. On the float they are several Sewadars (volunteers) performing Kirtan and attending to the Guru. The 2015 South West Nagar Kirtan procession started from the St George Sikh Gurudwara, where the Right Honorable Lord Mayor of Bristol Cllr. Clare Campion-Smith addressed the congregation before the start of the procession. Also in attendance were, Chief constable, Cllr Chaz Singh of Plymouth amongst many other dignitaries. The procession stopped at the Summer Hill Gurudwara, Fishponds, and Chelsea Road before finally returning to St George.