Free sweets and langar or
community lunches are also offered to everyone irrespective of religious faith.
Men, women, and children, participate in this karseva as service to the
community, cook food and distribute it in the 'Guru ka Langar', with the
traditional 'Karah Prasad'. Sikhs also visit gurdwaras where special
programs are arranged and kirtans (religious songs) are sung. Houses and
gurdwaras are lit up to add to the festivities. Guru Nanak Dev's life served as
a beacon light for his age. He was a great seer, saint and mystic. He was a
prolific poet and a unique singer of God's laudation. A prophet of peace, love,
truth and renaissance, he was centuries ahead of his times. His universal
message is as fresh and true even today as it was in the past and Sikhs all
over the world, practice what Guru Nanak Dev preached, to reaffirm their
beliefs in the teachings of their founder.
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