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Thousands of people from the Sikh community have taken part in the annual Vaisakhi parade in Wolverhampton. Vaisakhi, also called Baisakhi, is the festival that celebrates the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa, in 1699. It was originally a harvest festival in the Punjab region of India until it…
The West Midlands Police Sikh Association hosted the event at the force’s Tally Ho! training centre in Edgbaston on Saturday, along with local Gurdwara’s and Sikh charities. Gurdwaras in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall contributed to a Langar, a community kitchen open to everyone who attended for free. Saturday’s event…
The open-air event took place in Smethwick’s Victoria Park on Sunday as part of a celebration of Sikh heritage and community spirit. In a historic first, Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji was carried from Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick in a golden palki – a palanquin carried by sangat –…
More than 10,000 gathered in Coventry and Wolverhampton to parade through the streets with many donating to a number of charities. On Sunday, April 20, 2025, Wolverhampton’s streets came alive as thousands gathered to celebrate Vaisakhi with the annual Nagar Kirtan procession. The event, commemorating the formation of the Khalsa…
On the evenings of Sunday 13 April 2025, after sunset, the iconic Library of Birmingham was lit up in orange to celebrate the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, the holiest day in the Sikh faith calendar. The historic occasion marked the first time a public building in the UK has been…
Thousands gather in Wolverhampton to celebrate Vaisakhi, blending faith, culture, and harvest traditions in a vibrant community event.
