The Guru sprayed them with Amrit, or holy water, baptising them. SIGNIFICANCE In the Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist communities, Baisakhi, also known as Vaisakhi, is a well-known spring celebration ...

Vaisakhi starts before sunrise ... the key beliefs and practices in following the Sikh way of life. Taking Amrit. videoTaking Amrit Two Sikh boys called Taren and Jovan join the Sikh Khalsa ...

On the festival of Baisakhi, celebrated usually on April ... was used to stir sweetened water in an iron cauldron – the “amrit” or ambrosia. The guru then administered the “amrit ...

Vaisakhi, otherwise popularly known as Baisakhi is a traditional spring festival celebrated in the state of Punjab, India. The festival mostly celebrates the spring harvest in the northern India which ...

Vaisakhi is a major Sikh religious festival ... He sprinkled them with Amrit ("immortalising nectar": the Sikh term for holy water) and said prayers. This is the basis of the Sikh baptism ceremony.

Vaisakhi Festival — a celebration of Sikh and Punjabi culture — returns to Trafalgar Square this April. The festival marks the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa in 1699, and is ...