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Baisakhi 2016: India celebrate the festival with pomp and show

Baisakhi is a Punjabi harvest festival for people of the Punjab region.

Updated: April 13, 2016 11:05 IST

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Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi is the harvets festival of Punjab region. It marks the Punjabi new year. It is celebrated on Aril 13 every year. It marks the birth of the Khalsa in the year 1699.(Express photo)

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Nagar Kirtan taken out the in city on the occasion of the Baisakhi. (Express photo)

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Daler-e-Khalsa Gatka Group performing during Baisakhi celebration in one of the mall in Industrial Area Chandigarh. (Express Photo )

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Guru Amar Das chose Vaisakhi as one of the three important festivals of Sikh ( others being Maghi and Diwali). (Express photo)

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Amritsar:-Kids in Traditional Punjabi Dress During Baisakhi Celebrations in Amritsar. (PTI photo)

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Girls take a selfie as they celebrate Baisakhi Festival, in a wheat field which marks the Baisakhi beginning of the new season. (PTI photo)

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