Come November 8, 2019, and the historic town of Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab will witness a convergence of tens of thousands of pilgrims for four days.
To accommodate the pilgrims, many of whom will be coming from distant lands, a sprawling 30 acres of land has been transformed into a well-equipped Tented City, with a capacity to put up around 3,500 people a day.
This city within the city in Gurdaspur district is all set to welcome its pilgrim guests in a manner befitting the historic 550th birth anniversary celebration of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, with its 544 European-style tents, 100 Swiss cottages and 20 darbar-style accommodations.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who inspected the Tented City as well as the main tent on Thursday, expressed satisfaction at the arrangements, an official release said
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