The train from across the border

Published April 12, 2011
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave after boarding the train. -AFP Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave after boarding the train. -AFP Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave after boarding the train. -Reuters Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave after boarding the train. -Reuters Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wait at the Pakistani immigration post . -AFP Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wait at the Pakistani immigration post . -AFP Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave before boarding the train. -AFP Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave before boarding the train. -AFP Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wait at the Pakistani immigration post. -ONLINE Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims wait at the Pakistani immigration post. -ONLINE Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims show their passports. -ONLINE Photo
Indian Sikh pilgrims show their passports. -ONLINE Photo
Member Bandhak Committee, Sardar Bashan Singh, receives Sikh yatrees. -ONLINE Photo
Member Bandhak Committee, Sardar Bashan Singh, receives Sikh yatrees. -ONLINE Photo
A young Indian Sikh pilgrims waves before boarding the train. -AFP Photo
A young Indian Sikh pilgrims waves before boarding the train. -AFP Photo

Thousands of Sikh pilgrims arrived from neighboring India to attend the religious festival of “Besakhi", the Sikh New Year at the shrine of Gurudwara Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib.

Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev and is located some 75 km southwest of Lahore. The Indian sikh pilgrims thronged the immigration office upon their arrival at Wagah railway station near Lahore. Following are some images of their journey from boarding the train to the joy of reaching Pakistan.

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