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Miri Piri Khalsa March Ends at Sri Akal Takht Sahib in Amritsar, Draws Lakhs of Devotees
✍️ Amar Ujala · Amritsar
🗓 26 Sep 2026, 12:04 AM
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The Miri Piri Khalsa march concluded at the Sri Akal Takht Sahib in Amritsar, with hundreds of thousands of participants gathering for the religious procession.
The Miri Piri Khalsa march, a major Sikh religious procession, reached its culmination at the historic Sri Akal Takht Sahib in Amritsar. The event drew an enormous crowd, with estimates indicating that hundreds of thousands of devotees gathered to witness the conclusion of the march.
Organisers described the march as a demonstration of Sikh unity and a tribute to the twin principles of Miri (temporal) and Piri (spiritual) that underpin the faith. Participants marched through the streets of Amritsar, carrying flags and banners, before assembling at the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of authority in Sikhism.
The gathering remained peaceful throughout, with local authorities facilitating crowd management and ensuring smooth movement of pilgrims. The event concluded with prayers and hymns performed at the Akal Takht, marking a solemn end to the procession.
Organisers described the march as a demonstration of Sikh unity and a tribute to the twin principles of Miri (temporal) and Piri (spiritual) that underpin the faith. Participants marched through the streets of Amritsar, carrying flags and banners, before assembling at the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of authority in Sikhism.
The gathering remained peaceful throughout, with local authorities facilitating crowd management and ensuring smooth movement of pilgrims. The event concluded with prayers and hymns performed at the Akal Takht, marking a solemn end to the procession.