New Delhi

To participate in the on-going 718th urs (death anniversary) at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Shrine, 70 Pak pilgrims were granted visa by India.

They arrived in India today via Attari-Wagha border land route.

They will participate in the on-going urs from 18th to 25th November in Delhi.

#justin : About 70 Pakistani pilgrims today arrived India via Attari-Wagah land route to participate in the 718th Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya from 18-25 November in Delhi.

In a goodwill gesture India granted visas to them to perform their pilgrimages. pic.twitter.com/RlpbP8yCPm

— Ravinder Singh Robin ਰਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ رویندرسنگھ روبن (@rsrobin1) November 18, 2021

While Pakistan had issued around 3000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims on the eve of the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev from November 17-26.

The move came keeping in view the significance of the upcoming occasion of Guru Nanak Gurpurab, and the sentiments associated with the religious festival.

Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Guru Nanak Gurpurab, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru and is considered one of the most sacred festivals among Sikhs. The day is celebrated on the full moon day of the Kartik month as per the Hindu calendar.

It is also marked as Kartik Poornima. This year the day falls on November 19.

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