Sikh devotees across the country visited Gurudwaras to seek blessings on the occasion of Vaisakhi on Friday. The festival does not only marks the creation of the Khalsa order but is also celebrated to observe the spring harvest season in North India. On this pious occasion, a huge crowd of devotees had gathered at the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar to offer prayers to Guru Gobind Singh.
News agency ANI posted clips of Sikh devotees visiting Gurudwara at Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar, and Bangla Sahib.
The above video is from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib in which one can see a Gurudwara decorated with lights. During the early hours of Friday, devotees also thronged the place of worship at Rupnagar. They stood in long queues patiently to offer prayers to Shri Guru Nanak dev.
The second video is from Delhi's Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. In the clip, devotees can be seen headed to the Gurudwara in Connaught Place early in the morning to offer their prayers. People bowed their heads in front of the Guru to seek blessings.
What Is Vaisakhi/Baisakhi?
Vaisakhi or Baisakhi marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April and sometimes on 14 April. It is the celebration of the spring harvest primarily in Northern India. Other Indian cultures and diaspora celebrate this festival too. This festival also marks the birth of the Khalsa order by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhs.
At the same time, it reminds us of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in which Bengal Army officer Reginald Dyer had ordered his troops to shoot into a protesting crowd killing hundreds of people.