June 16, 2010 10:47 AM

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405th martyrdom day of Sikh Guru Shri Arjun Dev being observed today

<br/>The 405th martyrdom day of the fifth Sikh Guru, Shri Arjun Dev ji is being observed today at home at abroad with devotion.<br/><br/>It was on this day in 1606 AD that the Guru was tortured to death at Lahore in Pakistan during the reign of Mugal Emperor Jahangir.<br/><br/>Major contributions of Shri Guru Arjun Dev were re-editing and compilation of the present Sikh Guru Granth Sahib and the construction of the holiest of the holy places, Shri Harminder Sahib in Amritsar.<br/><br/>The Sikhs thronged the Gurudwaras since early morning to listen to Shabad Kirtan and the discourses on the life and works of Guru Arjun Dev ji.<br/><br/>The Guru Ka Langar, Community Kitchen and distribution of cold and sweetened water at various Gurudwaras are being arranged.<br/>

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