Baisakhi celebrations! Devotees visit Golden temple for holy dip in Sri Harmandar Sahib Sarovar
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New Delhi, Apr 13: A large number of devotees paid a visit to Sri Harmandir Sahib, more renoened as the Golden Temple, in Amritsar on Apr 13 and took a holy dip in the 'sarovar' on the occasion of Baisakhi. Baisakhi is the harvest festival celebrated in Punjab.
A day before the festival, Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh had called upon the people not to venture out of their homes to celebrate Baisakhi with the traditional fervour and gaiety but to stay at home, for their own safety and that of their children as well as the state and the nation.
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh extended his greetings to people on Baisakhi and Sirjana Diwas of the 'Khalsa Panth'. "Greetings to Punjabis across the globe on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi and Sirjana Diwas of the 'Khalsa Panth'. I pray for another bumper crop this year, may Waheguru resolve the issues of our farmers, protect us from disease and keep us forever in Chardi Kala," he tweeted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his best wishes for the festival through a tweet. Baisakhi marks the foundation day of the Khalsa Panth (Sikh order) by the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh. It also marks the start of the harvest season. On this day, people throng gurdwaras to pay their obeisance and take holy dips, but this year, the effect of lockdown is clearly visible as the number of devotees who are visiting the temple has reduced.