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Sikhs celebrate Hola Mohalla

Agencies Published March 18, 2014
A Nihang or Sikh warrior, centre, holds an eagle and another, left, holds a falcon during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
A Nihang or Sikh warrior, centre, holds an eagle and another, left, holds a falcon during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display a Sikh martial art called Gatka during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display a Sikh martial art called Gatka during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Nihang or Sikh warriors, display their martial art skills as they participate in a religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Nihang or Sikh warriors, display their martial art skills as they participate in a religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Indian Sikh devotees spray perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. — AFP
Indian Sikh devotees spray perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. — AFP
Sikh devotees prepare food at a community kitchen while a Nihang or a Sikh warrior, in the background, washes his horse during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Sikh devotees prepare food at a community kitchen while a Nihang or a Sikh warrior, in the background, washes his horse during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Indian Sikh devotees gather after spraying perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. — AFP
Indian Sikh devotees gather after spraying perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. — AFP

Hola Mohalla is a three-day-long Sikh festival, in which Nihang Sikh warriors perform Gatka, mock encounters with real weapons, tent pegging and bareback horse-riding.

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Comments (3) Closed
someone
Mar 19, 2014 05:10am
Jo Bole So Nihal...Sat Sri Akal :)
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Haroon Rooha
Mar 21, 2014 05:20am
@someone:Sikhs are the only and sole reptresentatives of Punjab and Punjabiyyat.
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Harnek Dhillon
Mar 21, 2014 09:57pm
Thanks Dawn for the pictures...really amazing....
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