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Devotees in Punjab celebrated Hola Mohalla in full swing on the last day of the annual festival on Monday (March 19). 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. (Reuters)
A Nihang (Sikh warrior) washes his horse before religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla” in Anandpur Sahib. (AP)
Thousands of devotees thronged various gurdwaras such as Anandpur Sahib and Kiratpur Sahib, Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, to pay obeisance during the annual Hola Mohalla festival. (AP)
A Sikh warrior, wearing an 800 meter long turban which weighs 70 kgs, sits in his modified car as he attends the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib. (AP)
Devotees took the holy dip in the gurdwara sarovar, a large number of langars (community kitchens) were organised on roads by various organisations and villagers. (AP)
Religious diwans (discourses) also begun at the gurdwaras and various other places in the town, which were decorated for the occasion. (AP)
