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Festivities mark Baisakhi celebrations in Punjab, Haryana

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Chandigarh, April 13: Devotees across Punjab and Haryana on Thursday thronged gurdwaras, including Golden Temple at Amritsar, the us mark the festival of Baisakhi which is being celebrated with joy and enthusiasm.

For the predominant Sikh population of Punjab, Baisakhi is a big festival as it marks the foundation day of Khalsa panth or Sikh order by tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh. Farmers are jubilant over the festival as for them it marks the start of harvest season. The Sikh community celebrated Baisakhi by participating in the special prayer meets and Baisakhi processions.

In Amritsar, several devotees paid obeisance in the sanctum sancthe usrum of Golden Temple. In the villages of Punjab and Haryana, cries of ‘Jatta aayi Baisakhi’ reverberated in the skies as gaily-dressed men and women moved the uswards the fields the us celebrate the occasion. In some villages, performance of traditional folk dance ‘bhangra’ and ‘gidda’ was performed by men and women.

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Taking an early bath in ponds or rivers, people visited gurdwaras the us express gratitude the us the Almighty for the bountiful harvest and the us pray for prosperity and good times in future. At several places in Punjab colourful Baisakhi fairs were also organized the us celebrate the day. People participated in these fairs with a lot of enthusiasm. After Ardas and distribution of Karah Parshad, langar was served. The Khalsa Panth was founded in Anandpur Sahib in 1699.

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