rinagar, Nov 10:  Guru Nanak Devji's birthday was Thursday celebrated with traditional fervor and enthusiasm while a mega function was held at Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi in Shahr-e-Khaas.
 Scores of people of the Sikh community were seen thronging the Gurudwara Chatti Padshahi in the heels of Koh-e-Maran where special Shabadh and Kirtan were performed.
 The Gurudwara also hosted a grand Langer. While the Srinagar Municipal Corporation had kept special arrangements in place for sanitation of the City roads, the Traffic police had deployed additional workforce on the roads leading to the temples.
 SP Traffic Maqsood-Ul-Zaman said: “Apart from facilitating smooth flow of traffic our men were there to provide requisite assistance to the people.” 
 S Shakti Pal Singh a columnist said: “Today we are celebrating Parkash Utsav (birthday) of the first Sikh Guru Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji  - founder of  Sikh religion. Teachings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji impressed upon oneness of God and love for all creations.”
 “Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in 1469 AD at Nankana Sahib, Lahore. He accomplished Udasis (preaching tours)  to different  directions  and  covered  almost 14, 000 miles on  foot,” Singh said. 
 “Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji began  his  second  Udasis in 1517 AD   and  entered Valley  in the last phase. His stay at  Hari Parbat (Koh-e-Maran and  visit   to Shankry Acharya temple  is   recorded in books,” he said.
In an interesting revelation S Shakti Pal Singh said: “At Residency Road, Srinagar where today Acharya Sri Chand Mandir is established  Guruji  met two renowned persons of that time, Mahatma Shri Abinashi Muni ji  and  Pandit Shri  Parshotam Dass Koul ji.  Baba Sri Chand  Ji  who, elder  son  of  Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji  stayed  at this  place (Prof. Seva Singh, 2005) . Later Gurdwara at  Amira Kadal  was  established in his memory.” 

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