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Divali Wolverhampton Family
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Over 700 Indian Sikhs in Pakistan for Guru Nanak's anniversary
" Over 700 Sikhs from India are in Pakistan for the 469th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, arriving via trains and buses to attend the three-day event at Joti Jot Gurporb, which... Photo Properties
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Title: Divali Wolverhampton Family
Created: Wed, 09/24/2008 - 6:33am
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Modified: Wed, 09/24/2008 - 6:33am
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Jagmeetat 08:02 on September 24th, 2008
A cold clear night in the month of November in which 'Bandi Chor', a Sikh Festival which takes place every year for Sikhs around the world.
This was a photo taken at the my local Gurdwara (Place of worship), where a family light a set of candles.
Bandi Chor is equivalent to the Hindu festival of 'Diwali', meaning 'Festival of light'. In Hindu theology, this was when Sri Ram and Seeta came back from the Jungle, and their return was celebrated. For Sikhs, the 6th incarnation of Guru Nanak, Guru Hargobind Ji, was falsely imprisoned under the Mughal Rule at the time in India, but was later released by a Sufi (muslim saint). The release of the Guru was celebrated as 'Bandi Chor', 'Bandi' meaning enclosed and 'Chor' meaning to release.
More can be learnt at:
http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Bandi_Chhorh_Divas