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Punjab Today Foundation organized Turban Tying Ceremony

 

            Patiala, October 22 : .             Punjab Today Foundation, a Patiala based NGO in association with Akal Purkh ki Fauj, organised a Qaumi Dastarbandi Samagam on October 22, 2005 from 7 pm to 10 pm at Gurdwara Sahib Moti Bagh, Patiala. In this function a collective ceremony of Turban Tying (Dastar-Bandhi) for 31 young Sikh boys was  performed by Jathedar Sahiban of Holy Takhts and other prominent personalities and Sikh dignitaries. Participating children were honoured with mementos and Saropas.

            According to Kanwar Manjit Singh, C.E.O. Punjab Today Foundation a turban tying competition was also organised on the same day at 4 pm in which about 250 Sikh students from different schools/colleges in three age groups participated. In Group A Maninder Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Harveer Singh bagged the first, second and third positions while from group B Arvinder Singh, Fateh Singh and Harmanpreet Singh and in Group C Jashanbir Singh, Hargunpreet Singh and Baljinder Singh were annpunced the first, second and third winner respectively.

            Mr. Brahm Mohindra, Chairman, organising committee informed that winners were given cash prizes of Rs. 1101, 751 and 501 and mementos. This competition was adjudged by a 5 member committee comprising S. Gurbachan Singh, S. Harnek Singh, Prof. Bhupinder Singh, Prof. Baljinder Singh and S. Harjit Singh.

            Later in benign presence of Guru Granth sahib the collective turban tying ceremony was performed by Giani Tarlochan Singh, Jathedar, Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Giani Jaswinder Singh, Granthi, Darbar Sahib, Prof. Manjit Singh, former Jathedar, Akal Takht, Giani Sukhdev Singh, Head Granthi, Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib and S. Shawinder Singh Sabharwal, Member, SGPC. S. Jaswinder Singh Advocate, Member SGPC and Co-ordinator Akal Purkh ki Fauj conducted the stage. Earlier kirtan was performed by the Jatha of Bhai Jasbir Singh Khannewale.

 

(kanwar manjit singh)

C.E.O.

98143-41987

 

 

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