Devotees arrive in Lahore for 176th death anniversary of Ranjit Singh

Published June 30, 2015
Sikh pilgrims attend a prayer session inside the compound of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mausoleum. -AFP
Sikh pilgrims attend a prayer session inside the compound of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mausoleum. -AFP
Pilgrims enter the mauseleum. -AFP
Pilgrims enter the mauseleum. -AFP
Sikh pilgrims arrive at the mausoleum of Maharaja Ranjit Singh during commemorations for his 176th death anniversary in the eastern city of Lahore on June 29, 2015. -AFP
Sikh pilgrims arrive at the mausoleum of Maharaja Ranjit Singh during commemorations for his 176th death anniversary in the eastern city of Lahore on June 29, 2015. -AFP
Sikh pilgrims gather at the mausoleum of Maharaja Ranjit Singh during commemorations for his 176th death anniversary in the eastern city of Lahore on June 29, 2015.  -AFP
Sikh pilgrims gather at the mausoleum of Maharaja Ranjit Singh during commemorations for his 176th death anniversary in the eastern city of Lahore on June 29, 2015. -AFP
Pilgrims gathered to pray at the 176th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit SIngh. -AFP
Pilgrims gathered to pray at the 176th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit SIngh. -AFP
Pilgrims arrive to pay their homage. -AFP
Pilgrims arrive to pay their homage. -AFP
Female pilgrims raise their hands as a gesture of praying. -Reuters
Female pilgrims raise their hands as a gesture of praying. -Reuters
The mausoleum decorated and lit up in the honour of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. -Online
The mausoleum decorated and lit up in the honour of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. -Online
Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board Siddiq ul Farooq presenting a book to Leader of delegation of Indian Sikh Pilgrims, Ram Paul Singh at Dera Sahab. -Online
Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board Siddiq ul Farooq presenting a book to Leader of delegation of Indian Sikh Pilgrims, Ram Paul Singh at Dera Sahab. -Online
Members of Sikh community performing religious rituals to remember the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. -Online
Members of Sikh community performing religious rituals to remember the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. -Online
Sikh pilgrims attend a congregation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh on his 176th death anniversary in Lahore, Monday, June 29, 2015.-AP
Sikh pilgrims attend a congregation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh on his 176th death anniversary in Lahore, Monday, June 29, 2015.-AP
Sikh pilgrim visits the 176th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. -AP
Sikh pilgrim visits the 176th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. -AP

On a summery afternoon of June 29, Sikh pilgrims, like every year, gather at the mausoleum of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. With the divine memories of his rule, they commemorate his 176th death anniversary in the eastern city of Lahore.

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan to attend the ceremony. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh empire, was a former ruler of the united Punjab region under British colonial rule.

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