Chandigarh, Jan 22 (PTI) 'Sangat and Pangat', signifyingthe love for humanity with the spirit of communal harmony, isthe theme of the tableau of the Punjab government on theRepublic Day this year, an official spokesperson said today.
Disclosing this here today, the spokesperson said thatthe tableau of the state government at the Republic Day-2018parade on January 26 will be in the form of 'Sangat andPangat', depicting the oneness of humanity perfectly inkeeping with the teachings of the great 'Guru Sahiban'.
The tableau would showcase the humane traditions in which'Sangat', the congregation of people who sit togethertranscending the boundaries of caste, creed and religion in'Pangat', meaning partaking langar (community kitchen), thespokesperson said.
He detailed that the tableau would also exhibit the wayin which the free community kitchen called 'langar' isprepared through the voluntary efforts of the people, thuslending in their minds a feeling of supreme bliss regardingthe entire process.
Divulging more, the spokesperson said that theinstitution of 'langar' was started by the first of the 20Sikh Gurus, Guru Nanak Dev.
Third Sikh Guru Amar Dass continued the great traditionand made it a rule that nobody would be granted an audienceuntil he or she partakes 'langar'.
Even Mughal Emperor Akbar had to first partake 'langar'when he visited Guru Amar Dass, the spokesperson said.
The institution of 'langar' has been serving as a symbolof unity of mankind since the last four centuries thusspreading the message of peace, communal harmony and universalbrotherhood, he said. PTI CHSKJ.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.