Glare and galore at Baisakhi festival

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Glare and galore at Baisakhi festival
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Hundreds of pilgrims gathered to celebrate the Baisakhi festival at the shrines of Panja Sahib and Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev.

The festival of Vaisakhi - also known as Baisakhi - honours the founding of Sikh community known as the Khalsa. It also marks the beginning of a new solar year and the harvesting season.

Around 2,000 Sikh pilgrims from India participated in the festival and an additional 1,500 devotees from the UK, US, Canada and Malaysia also attended the religious celebrations.

Sikh pilgrims gather at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib, one of Sikhism's most holy places, during the Vaisakhi festival in Hasan Abdal, about 48 kms from Rawalpindi.— AFP

Pilgrims gather in prayer at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib. — AFP

Priests march at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib, one of Sikhism's most holy places.— AFP

A man distributes loquat fruit to pilgrims.— AFP

Devotees gesture in prayer as the procession passes by during the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal. — Reuters

Sikh devotees watch the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal.—Reuters

Devotees prepare as they participate in the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdel. — Reuters

Devotees participate in the Baisakhi festival.—Reuters

 

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A Sikh devotee throws flower petals as the procession passes by during the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal.— Reuters

Sikh devotees participate in the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal. — Reuters

A devotee wets her feet in the holy water.— Reuters

Pakistani police stand guard as Sikh devotees participate in the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal.— Reuters

Sikh devotees participate in the Baisakhi festival.— Reuters

Children watch the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdal.— Reuters

Pilgrims attend a religious festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hasan Abdal.— AP

Sikh pilgrims attend a religious festival in Hasan Abdal. — AP

 

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Sikh devotees watch the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine. — Reuters

A Sikh devotee washes himself in the holy water.— Reuters

A Sikh devotee prays as the procession passes by during the Baisakhi festival at Panja Sahib shrine in Hassan Abdel. — Reuters

 

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