Patna, Sept. 18 -- The 'Jagriti March', organised to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Teg Bahadur, embarked on its nationwide journey from Gurdwara Guru Ka Bagh here on Wednesday.

The march will travel through eight states before concluding at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab in November.

Former SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal said that elaborate arrangements have been made for the yatra's passage in Punjab.

Union minister for petroleum Hardeep Singh Puri, who attended the flag-off, said Guru Teg Bahadur symbolised supreme sacrifice as a defender of universal brotherhood, communal harmony, and resistance against tyranny.

On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent a message stating that the...