there will be a shared tradition of lighting candles, fireworks and sharing foods and sweets. bbc asian network s poonam taneja has been at gurdwara sri guru singh sabha southall for us today to find out how they are marking the festival. thousands of sikh worshipers have attended this gurdwara today to celebrate the festival of bandi chhor divas. it s one of the biggest festivals in the sikh calendar. it marks the prison release of their sixth guru, hargobind ji, back in 1619. now, amongst the worshipers here today. first of all, tell me, what s so special about today for you? it s come after a very difficult year for many of us. well, after last year s lockdown, it s been great to come to the gurdwara where
bbc asian network s poonam taneja is at gurdwara sri guru singh sabha southall where the celebration of bandi chhor divas is under way. so as you can see, hundreds of sikhs have been trickling in for special prayers, coming in since 3am this morning to what is one of the largest sikh temples outside india. and to talk a little bit more about how they are celebrating and marking the day i m joined now by mr singh. services started in earnest at 3am, like they do every day, and since then hundreds of worshippers have been trickling in and by the end of the day we will have thousands more, so by the end of the day we will
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