300 years of Guruship in 2008!

Guruship endowed to Guru Granth Sahib by the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh

The tercentenary celebration of the Guruship of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is to be celebrated in a massive celebration next year in October 2008 at Takhat Sachkhand Shri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib in Nanded. The main Sikh Gurdwara situated in Nanded, Maharashtra is undergoing a huge rebuilding exercise to facilitate the large inflow of pilgrims for this rare and very important occasion for the Sikhs. This event is of great relevance to the worldwide Sikh Community and will involve the remembrance of the 300th years of consecration of Guru Granth Sahib as the final and perpetual Guru of Sikhs as ordained by Guru Gobind Singh in 1708. The event will also commemorate the 300th anniversary of the accession of Guru Gobind Singh to his heavenly abode.

The main celebrations will be over 8 days and will be conducted in the month of October 2008. It is estimated that this event will attract 2,500,000-3,000,000 visitors from all over the world during the last three months of 2008. Many new facilities are being built and the State Government has great plans for this event.

• See this site for the latest information: Official State Government Website for the Event
• Also read more here - Hazoor Sahib