Vaisakhi had been a harvest festival but took on a greater significance for Sikhs in 1699 when, in the Punjab region, Guru Gobind Singh, brandished a sword before his followers and asked anyone ...

It is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils all over. They light bonfires, dance, hold cattle races. The houses boast of ...

In 2024 Vaisakhi takes place on Saturday 13 April. It was originally a harvest festival in the Punjab until it became Sikhism's most important festival. In 1699, Sikhs from all over the Punjab ...

The festival mostly celebrates the spring harvest in the northern India which mostly reaps ... a community that follows Sikhism. It marks the anniversary of the far sighted man named Guru Gobind Singh ...

The Sikh community celebrated Lohri while the ... joy of harvesting the crop is celebrated by the community.. This harvest festival is celebrated as Makar Sankranti among the Maharashtrian ...

Maj Harj Singh Shergill poses for a photograph with powdered paint on his face during the Holla Mahalla Sikh military festival. Others also entered into the fun of the centuries-old event.

“Lohri is a festive occasion through which we express our gratitude to Mother Mature for the harvest,” said Harpreet Kaur, a city resident from the Sikh community. “It’s not just a ...

Celebrations to mark the Sikh community's Baisakhi festival and Khalsa Day have begun ... The farmers offer their prayers for an abundant harvest and prosperity. In addition, the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru ...

We also fly kites to mark the festival,” said DR Sahu ... Sticky rice, prepared from the new harvest, was an essential part of the meal. The Sikh community celebrated Lohri by placing grains ...