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 ...

For the Sikh community, Baisakhi is both a harvest celebration and a religious holiday. On March 30, 1699, Guru Gobind Singh established the Khalsa, or "pure" Sikh society. He allegedly declared ...

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 ...

Vaisakhi Festival — a celebration of Sikh and Punjabi culture — returns to Trafalgar Square this April. The festival marks the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa in 1699, and is ...