Marking the beginning of the solar new year, a Sikh family takes a holy dip on the occasion of Baisakhi at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara. One of the most popular festivals, Baisakhi has a special significance for Sikhs as on this day in 1699, the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji formed the order of the Khalsa. The festival widely celebrated in many northern states of India such as Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand also coincides with other new year festivals celebrated across the southern states

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