Sunday, 1 May 2016

Sikhs celebrate Hola Mohalla





A Nihang or Sikh warrior, centre, holds an eagle and another, left, holds a falcon during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
A Nihang or Sikh warrior, centre, holds an eagle and another, left, holds a falcon during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display a Sikh martial art called Gatka during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display a Sikh martial art called Gatka during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab. 

Nihang or Sikh warriors, display their martial art skills as they participate in a religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Nihang or Sikh warriors, display their martial art skills as they participate in a religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

Indian Sikh devotees spray perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. — AFP

Indian Sikh devotees spray perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar 

Sikh devotees prepare food at a community kitchen while a Nihang or a Sikh warrior, in the background, washes his horse during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, March 17, 2014. — AP
Sikh devotees prepare food at a community kitchen while a Nihang or a Sikh warrior, in the background, washes his horse during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

Indian Sikh devotees gather after spraying perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. — AFP

Sikh devotees gather after spraying perfume on the Palki Sahib, which carries the Sikh holy books, to mark the Hola Mohalla festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar .

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