PATNA, Dec. 26 -- Chants of 'Jo Bole so nihal, sat sri akal' reverberated through the air as large number of Sikh devotees, comprising men, women and children, participated in the 4-km-long Nagar Kirtan taken out on the occasion of 359th birth anniversary (Prakash Utsav) of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj in Patna City on Friday. Colourfully attired devotees participated in the march, which was organised by Takht Sri Harimandir ji Patna Sahib on the second day of the celebrations.

The procession started around 2pm from Gaighat Gurudwara and passed through several localities of Patna City, including City Court, Paschim Darwaza, Gurhatta, Khajekalan and Chowk before terminating at the Takht Sahib premises late in the evening. The major at...