Sikh Community Celebrate Founder�s Birth With Compassion

Sikh Community giving food takeaway to members of community.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Sikh Community giving food takeaway to members of community.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Indian Sikh devotees in Botswana on Saturday gathered at their temple in Gaborone to pay their respects during an event to mark 549-birth anniversary of founder Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji.

On the day, the Sikh community also donated blood and distributed cooked meals to Ledumang residents as a way of showing their compassion. They had also invited Princess Marina Hospital staff to carry out blood donations.

The festival is celebrated as the day to remember the Holy Guru. It is a reminder for the devotees to follow Guru Nanak’s teachings and overcome the five vices of lust, greed, attachment, anger and pride.

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