
Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Kashmiri Sikh boys listen to chants inside a Sikh temple in Srinagar, India, on Wednesday, November 28, the 543rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, who founded Sikhism and is the first of 10 Sikh gurus.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Indian Sikh devotees wash their faces in the pool, known as the sarovar, at the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
An Indian Sikh devotee takes a dip in the sarovar at the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara in New Delhi on the anniversary.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
A fireworks display lights up the sky above the the illuminated Golden Temple, the religion's holiest shrine, in Amritsar, India, on Wednesday.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Devotees light candles as they pay their respects at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
An Indian Sikh Nihang, or warrior, performs a fire-breathing act at a demonstration of gatka skills on Tuesday, November 27, during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, the religion's spiritual center.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Indian Sikh head priests carry the Guru Granth Sahib, a Sikh holy book, during a procession at the Sikh Shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday, the eve of the 543rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Indian Sikh Nihangs, or warriors, demonstrate their gatka skills during a procession from Sri Akal Takhat to the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
An Indian Sikh devotee cleans the sarovar at the Sikh Shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Indian Sikh devotees carry the Palki Sahib, a Sikh holy book, during Tuesday's procession.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
A Nihang, or warrior, performs gatka, a traditional form of martial arts, during a religious procession in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh on Monday, November 26.

Devotees celebrate Sikh founder's birthday —
Indian Sikh pilgrims wave from a bus at the railway station in Amritsar on Sunday, November 25. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims were expected to travel to Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev's birthday.


