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The festival is one of the most widely celebrated event by Sikhs. Sikh New Year: March 13 or 14 (typically 14th) The Sikh new year in accordance to the Sikh Calendar (Nanakshahi Calendar). Hola Mohalla: March 15: A young Sikh performer at Holla Mohalla An annual festival of thousands held at Anandpur
Hola Mohalla (Gurmukhi: ਹੋਲਾ-ਮਹੱਲਾ hōlā muhalā), also called Hola, is a three-day long Sikh festival which normally falls in March. [2] [3] It takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, usually a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi, but sometimes coincides with it.
Toxic smog in India and Pakistan has caused air quality in the ... A thick smog engulfs the Golden Temple a day after the Sikh festival Bandi Chhor Divas, in Amritsar on November 2, 2024 ...
The harvest festival is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs. [131] In the Punjab, historically, during the early 20th century, Vaisakhi was a sacred day for Hindus and Sikhs and a secular festival for all Muslims and Christians. [132] In modern times, sometimes Christians in Punjab participate in Baisakhi celebrations along with Hindus and Sikhs. [133]
India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday to go forward with a new border crossing and route for Sikh pilgrims to visit a holy temple in Pakistan, a rare glimmer of cooperation after tension flared ...
Dr. Singh, who spoke to The Bee while attending this year’s parade on Nov. 5, was a physician and Sikh rights activist in Punjab in the 1980s, a risky endeavor following attacks on Sikhs by the ...
The celebrations culminate at around 2 a.m. [23] Guru Nanak Gurpurab is celebrated by the Sikh community all over the world and is one of the most important festivals in the Sikh calendar. The celebrations are especially colorful in Punjab , Haryana, and Chandigarh and many more locations like in parts of Pakistan and England.
Photograph of a Sikh health worker of the Karachi Plague Committee in Old Town, Karachi, by R. Jalbhoy, 1897 Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore. Prior to independence in 1947, 2 million Sikhs resided in the present day Pakistan and were spread all across Northern Pakistan, specifically the Punjab region and played an important role in its economy as farmers, businessmen, and traders.