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Baisakhi celebrated on the 13th of April is a significant day in the Sikh calendar. It marks a day of festivity, abundance and happiness. Colourful clothes, the sound of dhols and visuals of dancing men and women to the beats of the bhangra and the giddha are the sights and sounds that adorn and reverberate […]
Every year the Sikh community gears up on the 13th of April, to commemorate and celebrate the formation of the Khalsa Panth by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh in the year 1699 to fight against the oppression that the Sikhs were subjected to. The term Khalsa means free or sovereign. The foundation of […]
The festival of Baishakhi also known as Vaishakhi a religious festival with deep historical significance is celebrated by the Sikhs. In 1699 under the aegis of Guru Gobind Singh the Khalsa Panth of warriors was formed and this day which falls either on the 13th or 14th of April commemorates that event through celebrations by […]