Manchester United, Liverpool, English groups want followers on Gurupurab: Full of pleasure, religion and blessings

Published on: Nov 06, 2025 03:20 pm IST

The celebrations revolve round Guru Nanak’s teachings of equality, love and selfless service.

Premier League groups and decrease division sides took to social media to want Sikh followers on Gurupurab, a sacred competition which celebrates the beginning anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founding father of Sikhism. It is without doubt one of the most essential Sikh festivals and is often known as Guru Nanak Jayanti or Guru Nanak Prakash Utsav. Prayers, hymns and group feasts referred to as langars are noticed throughout the competition.

Manchester United wished followers on Gurupurab.(AP)

The celebrations revolve round Guru Nanak’s teachings of equality, love and selfless service. The competition options occasions resembling processions, scripture recitations, and particular nighttime prayer periods.

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This 12 months, the competition was noticed on Wednesday (November 5), and it takes place on a full moon day within the month of Kartik.

Here are the needs from English soccer groups:

The celebration begins two days early, with Akhand Path in Gurudwaras. It is a forty-eight-hour, continuous studying of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy e book of the Sikhs. A day earlier than, they perform processions referred to as Nagarkirtan.

It is led by the Panj Pyaras, often known as the Five Beloved Ones, and devotees recite hymns. On the day of Gurupurab, Prabhat Pheris (early morning processions) start on the Gurudwara. Meanwhile, devotees sing hymns and recite kathas, adopted by a langar.

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