India, April 15 -- A 47-year-old man died after falling from nearly 60 feet while performing sewa at a gurdwara on the occasion of Baisakhi on Tuesday.

The deceased, Maninder Singh, was engaged in changing the Chola Sahib - a sacred robe or cloak revered in Sikhism - on the Nishan Sahib at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Kartar Nagar, when the incident occurred around 9.15 am.

According to Gurpreet Singh, brother of the deceased, the pulley cable being used during the process snapped mid-operation, causing his brother to lose support and fall on a temporary shed erected below.

"He was rushed to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival," Gurpreet said.

The incident brought celebrations at the gurdwara to a...