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Sikhs take out an Impressive Parade in celebration of Guru Nanak Dev’s 554th Birth Anniversary

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Community leaders walk behind the float carrying Guru Granth Sahib, with milling crowds all around.

Guru Granth Sahib in a motorized vehicle is followed by thousands in a parade on 11 November, 2023 in celebration of the forthcoming 554th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

I.S. Saluja

RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP): An impressive Parade (Nagar Kirtan) was taken out by the Sikh community of the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on November 11 in celebration of the 554th Birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master of the Sikhs.

Thousands followed the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book revered as the Living Master atop a motorized vehicle, with the priests attending and singing hymns (shabad kirtan). All along the 3-mile route of the parade, a number of organizations and individuals served food and beverages, called langar (free food) to each and everyone. Langar (free food) is a unique feature of Sikhism.
Sikhism is the youngest and the fifth most followed religion of the world. The Sikhs, known for their enterprise, are present in every part of the world, and contribute richly to their nations of adoption. The U.S. Canada, UK, account for a larger percentage of the Sikh population. The annual Guru Nanak parade is organized by Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lobana Sikh Center in Richmond Hill in cooperation with the Sikh Gurdwaras and the Sikh organizations in the Tri-State area. The 2023 parade was in its 23rd year.

Young boys performed Gatka which is a Sikh martial art.
Free food and beverages were served all along the route of the parade.
A group of bards, called Dhadhi, sings praises of Guru Nanak at Gurdwara Sikh Cultural Society on 118 Street in Richmond Hill from where the parade passed on way back to Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lobana Sikh Center.
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