ਖ਼ਬਰਾਂFROM THE NEWS DESK

The Global Sangat Report

From the gurdwaras of Pakistan and Afghanistan to the sangats of Southall, Surrey and San Jose, one desk, every timezone.

Kartarpur Corridor crosses one million pilgrimsRestoration begins at Gurdwara Karte Parwan, KabulVaisakhi at Panja Sahib draws sangat from 14 countries550-acre langar farm announced near Nankana SahibToronto Khalsa Day parade welcomes 200,000New Gurmukhi archive digitises 12,000 manuscriptsKartarpur Corridor crosses one million pilgrimsRestoration begins at Gurdwara Karte Parwan, KabulVaisakhi at Panja Sahib draws sangat from 14 countries550-acre langar farm announced near Nankana SahibToronto Khalsa Day parade welcomes 200,000New Gurmukhi archive digitises 12,000 manuscripts

The domed shrine of Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hasan Abdal, photographed circa 1913

LEAD STORYHASAN ABDAL · THIS MONTH

Panja Sahib prepares for a televised Vaisakhi

Preparations begin to carry the April diwan live from Hasan Abdal to the sangat worldwide.

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Tens of thousands of sangat in saffron and orange at the Vaisakhi mela in Surrey, Canada

TORONTO · THIS MONTH

Young Sikhs turn to satellite darshan in record numbers

Second-generation sangat describe watching live kirtan with grandparents as 'the bridge we didn't know we needed.'

Sevadars leading a nagar kirtan procession through East London

LONDON · THIS WEEK

Diaspora donations fund gurdwara restorations across Punjab

A record year of seva: £14m raised across the UK for heritage shrines on both sides of the border.

An Afghan Sikh shopkeeper in a red turban

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KABUL · THIS WEEK

The last sangats of Afghanistan, a community holds its ground

Our correspondents report from Karte Parwan on the families keeping three centuries of Afghan Sikh history alive.

The sarovar of Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib, under a golden evening sky

NANKANA SAHIB · TODAY

Preparations begin for the largest Gurpurab broadcast ever attempted

Over 400 sevadars and a 40-camera setup will carry Parkash Purab live to a projected audience of 30 million.