Pakistan: Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived in Lahore by Rana Sajid Hussain
Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived at Lahore Railway Station via train from India through Wagah Border as they come to attend 180th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in Lahore on June 27, 2019. 413 Indian Sikh pilgrims are expected to arrive in Pakistan to celebrate the 180th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, leader of the Sikh empire. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, who was a former Sikh ruler of the united Punjab region under British colonial rule. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the 19th century founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab, got a resounding tribute from history buffs when his life size bronze statue was unveiled in the anciet Lahore Fort on Thursday.The seven feet tall statue of one of the greatest Sikh conquerors and administrators has been installed with the wall of Haveli Mai Jinda, where his beloved wife Maharani Jind Kaur, once resided. Singh’s own cremated ashes are not far away from the place since they were enshrined in a building outside the citadel after he peacefully passed away in his sleep in 1839. Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 –1839) was the leader of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century.
Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived at Lahore Railway Station via train from India through Wagah Border as they come to attend 180th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in Lahore
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