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Coinciding with Holi, the festival of color, it reminds the people about the tradition of meaningful festivity, and displays the valor inculcated in the Sikh community by Guru Gobind Singh, who took to armed struggle against tyranny.…
Posted by Sikhnet& filed under Around the World, Sikh History
This annual festival held at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab and now replicated at other Gurdwaras worldwide was started by Guru Gobind Singh as a gathering of Sikhs for military exercises and mock battles on the day following the festival of Holi. It reminds the people of valor and defense preparedness. …
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Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival which is celebrated with great zeal and zest by the Sikh nation. Hola Mohalla is celebrated at the birthplace of the Khalsa, Sri Anandpur Sahib, with religious ceremonies.…
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Hola Mohalla is the Sikh festival which falls in March (2013 is March 28th) and a national holiday in India. Together the words "Hola Mohalla" stand for "mock fight". During this festival, processions are organized and accompanied by large “nagara” drums and headed by Panj Pyaras, which proceed from one Gurdwara to another. The custom…
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