Watch: Hola Mohalla celebration in Anandpur Sahib will leave you astounded – India TV News

Videos and pictures of Sikh youth immersed in the festive spirit and taking part in celebrations with full fervour have been shared on social media.

It was at this shrine that the 10th and final Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh had in 1699 baptised five men and founded the Khalsa Panth, which is the modern-day Sikh religion.

During Hola Mohalla, Anandpur Sahib, which is home to the second most important Sikh shrine after Amritsar’s Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, is beautifully decked up.

In Punjab, Holi is celebrated to honour the bravery of a particular sect of Sikh warriors, Nihang Sikh and is known as Hola Mohalla or Hola in this region.

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