Road closures as thousands prepare for Vaisakhi

Surrey entertainers fuel Whitecaps' Vaisakhi celebration match

Surrey-raised rookie midfielder Jeevan Badwal invited 100 kids from Boundary Park Elementary to the game

Huge Vaisakhi parade will impact traffic in Vancouver this weekend

Vancouver is home to one of the largest Sikh parades in the world, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend the celebration.

Over 6,500 Indian Sikh pilgrims granted visas for Baisakhi festival

Pakistan has issued more than 6,500 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for the upcoming Baisakhi festival, the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi said on Monday. The spring harvest festival, celebrated primarily in Punjab and northern India, marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year and symbolises spiritual renewal. Celebrations will centre around Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, located roughly 45 kilometres northwest of Islamabad. Pilgrims a…

Pakistan issues over 6,500 visas to Indian pilgrims for Baisakhi festival

New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission has issued more than 6,500 visas to Indian pilgrims to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival to be held from April 10-19, it said on Monday. Every year, a large number of pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals or occasions under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974. “On the occasion of Baisakhi celebrations, the Pakista…

Vibrant pictures capture Glasgow Vaisakhi festival as hundreds walk city streets

Vaisakhi is a harvest festival in Punjab, northern India, chosen by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 as the moment to establish the Khalsa, the collective name for baptised Sikhs.

Road closures as thousands prepare for Vaisakhi

From road closures to procession routes, here’s everything you need to know about Sikh festival celebrations taking place in a Kent town this weekend.