Dhan Guru Nanak Pargateya Miti Dhund Jag Chanan Hoya............

hmmm well today is Guru Purab "Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday".. and I am at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.. don’t know much about this City.

Started work early... with plans to go to Gurudwara; but where ? then googled and got the address and contact numbers also. I called there .. got the land mark and we started (me and Ramesh Anna).....

We entered there... Kirtan was going on.. we sat there for 20-25 minutes...

"Guru Nanak's jayanti falls in the month of Kartik (October / November). The Sikhs believe that Guru Nanak brought enlightenment to the world, hence the festival is also called Prakash Utsav, the festival of light."
A decorative look with lightings and flowers with most Sikhs heading there.

Then we been for Langar... had "Parshada"
"Dānā pānī guru kā, tehal sevā sikhān dī"
(Food and Drink are the gifts of the Guru, Service and devotion contributed by his servitors)*

For Anna its first time to Visit a Gurdwara, he was observing everything very closely; and impressed on the public serving langar (Sevadar)......and me ..after a long time.... relaxed....

Gurudwara, T.Nagar, Chennai
Gurudwara at G.N. Chetty Road, T.Nagar, Chennai is a holy place for the Sikh community in Chennai. The Gurudwara was built by Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha. Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha was established by Lieutenant Colonel Gill (former Director General of Prisons) in the year 1949.
The Sikh community in Chennai gathers at the Gurudwara for prayers during the birth anniversaries of Guru Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh and Guru Arjun Dev. The Sikh families also celebrates Baisakhi (the Sikh New Year) here. A free Langhar (community kitchen) called "Guru ka Langar" is run at the Gurdwara. Both the rich and the poor are treated equally here. There is no discrimination based on the wealth of any individual.
There is a free medical centre at the Gurudwara which offers medical care for the poor people. Teachings from Guru Granth Sahib are read on prayer meetings here. There are prayers on the morning and evening. The community gathers here and participates in Poojas and Kirtans.

Sat Shree Akaal
-Amit Raj