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🙏 ஏன் கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது

Vaisakhi falls on 1 Vaisakh (13–14 April), the start of the solar year. For Sikhs it is the day Guru Gobind Singh Ji created the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib in 1699.

📖 இதன் பின்னணிக் கதை

Before a huge gathering, the Guru drew his sword and asked who would give his head for the faith. One by one five men rose — Daya Ram, Dharam Das, Himmat Rai, Mohkam Chand and Sahib Chand — and each was taken into a tent. They came out alive, dressed in saffron, as the Panj Pyare. The Guru prepared amrit in an iron bowl, stirred with a double-edged sword while Mata Sahib Kaur added sugar puffs, gave it to them, and then asked them to initiate him. All took the name Singh (lion) — and women Kaur (princess) — and the five Ks.

🪔 எப்படிக் கொண்டாடுவது

• Visit the gurdwara for kirtan and the Nagar Kirtan led by the Panj Pyare
• Take part in or watch an amrit sanchar
• Celebrate the harvest with bhangra, gidda and fairs
• Serve in the langar