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Coronavirus affect on Baisakhi celebrations

By Benson | Updated: April 13, 2020 15:49 IST

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Today is the holy festival of Baisakhi, but the effect of the coronavirus was seen on this colorful festival.
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It is a spring harvest festival for the Sikhs. Baisakhi commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.
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Every year, the crowd gathers loudly at the gurudwara on this festival, but this year due to lockdown, silence has spread everywhere.
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People celebrated the festival of Baisakhi by staying in their homes, which is also appropriate given the situation in the country.
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According to folk tales, Khalsa Pant was founded by Govind Singh Ji, the last Guru of the Sikhs in the year 1699.
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Guru Govind Singh gave his five disciples a drink of nectar and said that they would now be called Singh.
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The festival of Baisakhi is celebrated all over the country, but in Punjab and Haryana it is seen separately.
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