Browsing Tag: Vaisahki

Every spring, with a devotional grace, the Sikh community in Southern California bands together in Chardi Kala - high spirits - to celebrate the Birth of the Khalsa during the annual Baisakhi Celebration. The spring hearkens the energies of hope, creation, renewal and freshness.

Our father is Guru Gobind Singh. Our mother is Mata Sahib. Our mother is the embodiment of devotion. We connect with her when we are sweet and devoted. This Vaisakhi, let us connect with her!

[VIDEO] This is a documentary about the Sikh festival called Vaisakhi produced and directed by John Deol and first broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday 10th April. Very good for explaining to people what Vaisakhi is about.

[VIDEO] April will from now on be recognized as 'Sikh Heritage Month'. Bill 52 approved in the Ontario Legislature thanks to MPP Jagmeet Singh. This is a great victory for Sikh awareness in the west!

Thousands of people – many in orange turbans, scarves and robes – followed the procession, and handed out sweets and treats to onlookers.

The luncheon is a an annual inter-cultural event that invites the larger community to come learn more about the Sikh faith and participate in Vaisakhi celebrations, said Satwinder Bains, director at the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at the University of the Fraser Valley.