As the entire world celebrated the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji on Tuesday, Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan, etc. extended their heartfelt wishes for their fans.
Gurpurab, this year was special because this day marked as the 550th Birth of the first of the 10 Sikh gurus in Sikhism. He is the founder of Sikhism and to commemorate this auspicious occasion, gurudwaras have been decorated and embellished in pretty lights & flowers. This day celebrates & preaches the hard work, morality & truth inherent in the preaching of Guru Nanak.
The Gurpurab celebrations begin with Prabhat pheris, which is early morning processions with begin at the gurudwara and proceeds to the localities with devotes singing hymns. Panj pyaras or five beloved ones lead the pheri. They carry the Sikh flag, which is known as the Nishan Sahib and the Palki of Guru Granth Sahib. There are three guiding principles of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, “Naam japana, Kirat Karna, vand chhakana”, which means to repeat God’s name, to be ready to engage in the labor of one’s hand and to be willing to share with others what one has gathered.
On such an auspicious occasion, celebrities shared their wishes & tweets for their fans. They wished for a blessing from Guru Maharaj & asked their fans to preach the lessons of Guru Nanak. Some of the tweets from your favorite celebrities extending their wishes are:
Amitabh Bachchan wrote “Greetings on the auspicious day of 550th Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji”. The megastar also shared some pictures of Guru Nanak along with his wish.
Aamir Khan’s tweet read “Assi saareyan nu Gurpuran diyan lakh lakh vadhaiyan. Love”
Akshay Kumar took his social media to share a small video message & wish his fans in Punjabi. He captioned his video post “As we celebrate the 550th birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, may his teachings inspire you to achieve all your goals and bless you with peace and happiness. Happy Guru Nanak Jayanti”.
Diljit Dosanjh not only extended his wishes for his fans but also made the day a little more special. The singer-actor shared his latest song “Nanak Aadh Jugaadh Jiyo” on the auspicious day of Gurpurab. The song is dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He shared a little snippet of the song while captioning it “Where there is the abode of Divine Light, there vibrates the primordial sound. Nanak is the primal beginning, beyond the time and Nanak is present throughout all the Yuggas.”
Rakul Preet Singh also extended her wishes to her fans. When asked how would she spend her day, the actress answered, “Will seek blessings at gurudwara”. She explained that since her childhood days, she made sure that she visits gurudwara on this day. She also remembered how her mother used to make Kada Prasad and later then entire clan would go to gurudwara to seek blessings from Guru Maharaj and eat langar. Rakul mentioned that this year she will be shooting but will stop at gurudwara to seek blessings.
Other than these, various other celebrities also shared their pictures on their respective social media and wished their fans Happy Gurpurab.
Happy Gurpurab to you too!