Commencing the grand celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh
Jayanti, Sikh community members took out a procession in the city on Sunday.
The procession began from Tower square, where community members had gathered in
traditional attire in white and blue combinations at 11 am.
Sikh Sangat from Rau, Pithampur, Betma Sahib's Kirtani and
Shabdi Jathas, along with two Sindhi Sangat's Jatha, and 33 Gurdwara Sahibs of
Indore, gathered for the grand procession.
All the vehicles operating in Nagar Kirtan had blue marks on
them. The entire route of the kirtan was decorated with blue markings.
The procession was headed by a decorated carriage, which indicated
the arrival of the ‘nagar kirtan’. Following the carriage Jasbir Singh Chhabra carried
‘Paath Nishan Sahib’.
Children from schools of all Sikh societies also joined the kirtan
and were walking in a queue. The procession swept and washed the roads of the
city.
Gurmat Prachar Jatha and Gurprasad Jathe managed and
organised the cleaning drive. The community members had willingly joined the
cleanliness drive as a part of procession doing the chore as ‘sewa’.
After cleaning the flowers were laid on the roads to welcome
the tableaux.
Tableaux depicting unity
Tableaux depicting lessons, life works and incidents from
the life of Guru Gobind Singh were prepared and handled by community members.
The tableaux was prepared on 5 truck-trolleys depicting ‘Amrit Chhaktek Panj
Pyare’.
Second tableaux displayed Guru enjoying childish condition
of handling two glasses of milk depicting Hindu and Muslim community. The idea
was to show equality amongst all.
Words were engraved in the tableaux by Shri Guru Ganth Sahib
Ji's Palki Sahib and Madhya Pradesh Sikkha Yuva Manch.
‘Nishan Sahib’ (community flag) was highlight on the
tableaux.
Route of procession
The procession started from Tower swuare and travelled
towards Vikas Rekha Complex via Guru Gobind Singh Ji Marg Bridge. Further the
procession covered Pratap Nagar, Nishan-e-Khalsa, intersection at Collector
office, Moti Tabela, Pandhari Nath and Gurdwara Imli Sahib. In the evening from
Imli Sahib, the grand procession reached Gurdwara Topkhana Sahib at Rajwada via
Kishanpura Bridge.
On the route of procession, food items were served by
community members including local Indori cuisine, fruits and beverages. About
150 stalls were put up by community members for free service.
Performances
The highlight of various performances was Veer Rasa
(gallantry) in the procession. There were two major teams presenting variety of
Gatka martial art form. The Gatka Party performed fire mission, and caught
attraction of people by slicing coconuts in one shot.