The Guru sprayed them with Amrit, or holy water, baptising them. SIGNIFICANCE In the Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist communities, Baisakhi, also known as Vaisakhi, is a well-known spring celebration ...

Vaisakhi starts before sunrise ... the key beliefs and practices in following the Sikh way of life. Taking Amrit. videoTaking Amrit Two Sikh boys called Taren and Jovan join the Sikh Khalsa ...

On the festival of Baisakhi, celebrated usually on April ... was used to stir sweetened water in an iron cauldron – the “amrit” or ambrosia. The guru then administered the “amrit ...

Vaisakhi is a major Sikh religious festival ... He sprinkled them with Amrit ("immortalising nectar": the Sikh term for holy water) and said prayers. This is the basis of the Sikh baptism ceremony.

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 ...

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex body overseeing Sikh gurdwaras in India and overseas ...

CARSON CITY (KTNV) — A bill proposed in the state legislature would require the governor to annually proclaim certain days to be “Diwali Day,” “Eid al-Fitr Day,” “Vaisakhi Day” and ...