Amritsar, March 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here during his first visit outside Delhi after undergoing a heart bypass surgery.
Making an early morning trip to the holiest Sikh shrine, Singh accompanied by his wife Gurusharan reached the complex at 6:am and spent an hour there.
Inside the shrine's sanctum sanctorum, Jatehdar Akal Takht Gyani Gurbanchan Singh offered Singh and his wife a Siropa (a robe of honour).
After getting the siropa, Singh sat in the VIP enclosure and listened to gurubani (religious hymns) for half-an-hour.
Amidst tight security, the Prime Minister took a full round of the marbled periphery and paid obeisance at various points at the Temple. He later visited the nearby Durgiana temple.
SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar and SGPC Secretary Delgmegh Singh were among others who accompanied the Prime Minister and his wife.
Thereafter, Singh and his wife were escorted to the Information Centre of the Golden Temple where the couple were presented a replica of Golden Temple, set of Sikh religious books and shawls by Makkar.
During tea at the Centre, Makkar discussed various issues with Singh including the plight of the Sikh and Hindu communities in Taliban-controlled Swat Valley of Pakistan. PTI
Making an early morning trip to the holiest Sikh shrine, Singh accompanied by his wife Gurusharan reached the complex at 6:am and spent an hour there.
Inside the shrine's sanctum sanctorum, Jatehdar Akal Takht Gyani Gurbanchan Singh offered Singh and his wife a Siropa (a robe of honour).
After getting the siropa, Singh sat in the VIP enclosure and listened to gurubani (religious hymns) for half-an-hour.
Amidst tight security, the Prime Minister took a full round of the marbled periphery and paid obeisance at various points at the Temple. He later visited the nearby Durgiana temple.
SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar and SGPC Secretary Delgmegh Singh were among others who accompanied the Prime Minister and his wife.
Thereafter, Singh and his wife were escorted to the Information Centre of the Golden Temple where the couple were presented a replica of Golden Temple, set of Sikh religious books and shawls by Makkar.
During tea at the Centre, Makkar discussed various issues with Singh including the plight of the Sikh and Hindu communities in Taliban-controlled Swat Valley of Pakistan. PTI
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