A ‘jatha’ (group) of Sikh pilgrims will leave for Pakistan on June 21 to attend Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary congregation and also visit gurdwaras in the neighboring country.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said it has received visas for 205 pilgrims to go to Pakistan and the jatha will leave for Pakistan on June 21.
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SGPC Secretary Partap Singh said the passports of 276 pilgrims have been sent to obtain visas to attend the congregation at Gurdwara Dehra Sahib in Lahore and to visit other Sikh shrines in Pakistan.
Of which, 205 pilgrims received visas, Singh said in a statement.
Singh said that the Sikh ‘jatha’, after visiting various Gurdwara Sahibs, will take part in the congregation to be held at Gurdwara Dehra Sahib Lahore on June 29.
They will return to India on June 30.