The centuries-old festival of Vaisakhi / Baisakhi in Punjab

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The centuries-old festival of Vaisakhi, one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar. The festival marks several important dates, including the spring harvest festival, the Punjabi New Year and the year Sikhism was born as a collective faith in 1699.

Millions of Sikhs around the world are celebrating Vaisakkhi and the main celebrations take place at Talwandi Sabo, Anandpur Sahib and at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.Alongside it’s also main celebration by Sikha at the shrines of Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib, The birth place of Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev.

  • A Nihang (Sikh religious warrior) pays his respects at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

    A Nihang (Sikh religious warrior) pays his respects at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

  • A man cleans the holy sarover (water tank) at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

    A man cleans the holy sarover (water tank) at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

  • Indian Sikh devotees eat a communal vegetarian meal at Langar Ghar, a community hall at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

    Indian Sikh devotees eat a communal vegetarian meal at Langar Ghar, a community hall at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

  • A man puts sweets into plastic bags for free distribution to devotees during the Vaisakhi festival celebrations at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

    A man puts sweets into plastic bags for free distribution to devotees during the Vaisakhi festival celebrations at the Golden Temple in Amritsar

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    Indian Sikh pilgrims wave from a train bound for Pakistan, at a railway station in Amritsar

  • Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan via the Wagah border

    Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan via the Wagah border

  • A Sikh devotee throws petals as the procession passes by during the Vaisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdel

    A Sikh devotee throws petals as the procession passes by during the Vaisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdel

  • A Sikh devotees watches the Vaisakhi festival procession at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdel, Pakistan

    A Sikh devotees watches the Vaisakhi festival procession at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdel, Pakistan

  • Sikh devotees watch the Vaisakhi festival procession at Panja Sahib shrine

    Sikh devotees watch the Vaisakhi festival procession at Panja Sahib shrine

  • Sikh pilgrims gather at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib, one of Sikhism's holiest places, during the Vaisakhi festival in Hasan Abdel

    Sikh pilgrims gather at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib, one of Sikhism’s holiest places, during the Vaisakhi festival in Hasan Abdel

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