Sikh Pilgrims Reach Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore for Vaisakhi Celebrations

Secretary ETPB Farid Iqbal and Additional Secretary Shrines Saifullah Khokhar warmly received the pilgrims

Lahore, 17 April 2025 (The Hind Canadian Times) : As part of the ongoing Vaisakhi Mela and Khalsa sajna divas celebrations organized under the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), Sikh pilgrims from India have arrived at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore, after visiting several revered Gurdwaras across Pakistan.

Secretary ETPB Farid Iqbal and Additional Secretary Shrines Saifullah Khokhar warmly received the pilgrims upon their arrival.

According to the itinerary, the first group of pilgrims, traveling in 65 buses, reached Lahore from Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hassan Abdal. The second group, in 62 buses, arrived from Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur after visiting Gurdwara Rohri Sahib in Eminabad.

Earlier, the pilgrims performed religious rituals at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib; Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassan Abdal; and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur.

Special ceremonies were held in honor of the pilgrims under ETPB’s arrangements. The visiting yatris expressed their joy and gratitude for the hospitality they received in Pakistan and raised slogans of “Pakistan Zindabad.”

The pilgrims will spend tomorrow in Lahore, visiting local markets to buy gifts for their loved ones. They are scheduled to return to India via the Wagah Border the following morning, on April 19.

Report by : Ali Imran Chattha, Special Reporter, Lahore  (International Desk)