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Vaiśākhī 1955: Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal
Vaisakh 1: the solar New Year of Punjab and the harvest festival
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Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Vaiśākhī · 1955
📍 Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India
April 13, 1955
Vaisakh 1: the solar New Year of Punjab and the harvest festival
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Sunrise
05:20:04 AM
Sunset
05:54:54 PM
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Vaiśākhī
Baisākhī (Vaisakhi, ਵਿਸਾਖੀ) is the first day of the solar month of Vaisakh, the New Year of the traditional Punjabi solar calendar. It marks the harvest of the rabi crop, and farmers across Punjab and Haryana give thanks for the year's yield.
For Sikhs the day is also Khalsa Sajna Diwas: on Vaisakhi of 1699 at Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa. Gurdwaras hold kirtan and processions (nagar kirtan), and many families take a holy dip in rivers.
Fairs, Bhangra and Gidda fill the day, and new clothes and sweets are shared with family and neighbours.
Tradition & Practice
Harvest
Thanksgiving for the rabi harvest across Punjab and Haryana.
Khalsa Sajna Diwas
Founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib in 1699.
Bhangra and Gidda
Folk dance and fairs celebrate the new year.
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