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Guru Nanak Dev’s prayer held on Ramlila stage

Chandigarh, October 1Come to the Sector 28 Ramlila ground and you will witness a specimen of Indian secularism. Setting an example, the Sector 28-based Garhwal Ramlila Mandal Bijli Board today held a prayer of Guru Nanak Dev on the Ramlila stage.
This is probably for the first time that any Ramlila committee of the city has organised a prayer of Guru Nanak Dev on the Ramlila stage. The aarti was held along with members of the Nanaksar Gurudwara of the same sector.
Mukesh Sharma, director-cum-artiste of the Ramlila committee, said religions have no bar for their committee to present this most popular saga of all times. Through this Ramlila stage we want to strengthen the bond between people from various religions.
Vikram Bisht, executive member of the Ramlila committee, said the two raagis, Harjinder Singh and Sonu, were giving music in the Ramlila for the past many years. With their support, we have this time managed to hold the prayer of Guru Nanak Dev, he added.
He said normally we organise an aarti of a Hindu goddesses on the stage. But this time, we thought about an aarti on Guru Nanak Dev. It was raagi Harjinder Singh who sang an aarti today, he added.
Raagi Harjinder Singh said he feels blessed by god after holding the aarti. Regarding his experience with the committee, he said the committee is like his second family. I am part of this Ramlila committee for the past 12 years and would love to be associated in the coming years as well, he added.