AMRITSAR, INDIA - JANUARY 1: Panj Pyaras lead a Nagar Kirtan in front of Head Granthi of the Golden Temple Giani Jagtar Singh carrying the Guru Granth Sahib Sikh's holy book on his head during a religious procession in the parikarma of the Golden Temple on the eve of birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, on January 1, 2019 in Amritsar, India. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh guru, was born in Patna. He became the Sikh guru at the age of nine, following the demise of father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru. Devotees from across the country gathered at the Golden Temple in Amritsar from early morning on Thursday to offer prayers on Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times )