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Nagpur: The 70,000-strong Sikh community in the city is all set to celebrate the 549th Prakash Parv or Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 4. "It is wrong to consider only sardars as Sikhs as the word actually means shishya," says Prakash Singh general secretary of Gurdwara Singh Sabha at Ramdaspeth. "People of all religions worship Guru Nanak Dev as his preaching's say that all men are equal," he adds.Though there are 14 gurdwaras in the city but major celebrations are held at one place and this year they are being organized by Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar at Gurunanakpura. "The celebrations revolve around 'sangat and pangat', informs president of the gurdwara, Parvindar Singh Vij. These celebrations have been going on in the city for the past 60 years after the first big gurdwara was built in 1953..