Comunitat de Indis Sikhs a Salt.
Centenars de persones de la comunitat Sikh d’arreu del territori català es van aplegar ahir a Salt per celebrar la festa del Nagar Kirtan, una de les festivitats principals de cultura sikh on es commemora la fundació del sikhisme, creat pel desè gurú Nanak.
La rua, que va durar gairebé tres hores, va passar pels principals carrers de la vila, com ara el carrer Major.
Al llarg del recorregut, els assistents regalaven Aloo Tikki Chaat, una espècie de croqueta elaborada principalment amb patata que forma part del menjar típic de l'Índia. «No només és una festa per a nosaltres, s’hi pot apuntar qui vulgui», assenyalava Manpreet Singh, un jove sikh saltenc.
Comunitat social i religiosa de Indis Sikhs a Salt (Gironès) CAT.
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Sikh Indian community in Salt.
Hundreds of people from the Sikh community from all over Catalonia gathered in Salt yesterday to celebrate the Nagar Kirtan festival, one of the main festivals of Sikh culture commemorating the founding of Sikhism, created by the tenth Guru Nanak.
The procession, which lasted almost three hours, passed through the main streets of the town, such as the main street.
Along the way, attendees gave away Aloo Tikki Chaat, a kind of croquette made primarily with potato that is part of the typical food of India. "It's not just a party for us, anyone can sign up," said Manpreet Singh, a young Sikh from Salta.
Social and religious community of Sikh Indians in Salt (Gironès) CAT.
Comunitat de Indis Sikhs a Salt.
Centenars de persones de la comunitat Sikh d’arreu del territori català es van aplegar ahir a Salt per celebrar la festa del Nagar Kirtan, una de les festivitats principals de cultura sikh on es commemora la fundació del sikhisme, creat pel desè gurú Nanak.
La rua, que va durar gairebé tres hores, va passar pels principals carrers de la vila, com ara el carrer Major.
Al llarg del recorregut, els assistents regalaven Aloo Tikki Chaat, una espècie de croqueta elaborada principalment amb patata que forma part del menjar típic de l'Índia. «No només és una festa per a nosaltres, s’hi pot apuntar qui vulgui», assenyalava Manpreet Singh, un jove sikh saltenc.
Comunitat social i religiosa de Indis Sikhs a Salt (Gironès) CAT.
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Sikh Indian community in Salt.
Hundreds of people from the Sikh community from all over Catalonia gathered in Salt yesterday to celebrate the Nagar Kirtan festival, one of the main festivals of Sikh culture commemorating the founding of Sikhism, created by the tenth Guru Nanak.
The procession, which lasted almost three hours, passed through the main streets of the town, such as the main street.
Along the way, attendees gave away Aloo Tikki Chaat, a kind of croquette made primarily with potato that is part of the typical food of India. "It's not just a party for us, anyone can sign up," said Manpreet Singh, a young Sikh from Salta.
Social and religious community of Sikh Indians in Salt (Gironès) CAT.