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A large crowd of Sikh devotees wearing colorful head coverings bows in prayer inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, during the Baisakhi Festival. A Sikh woman in traditional attire lights candles along the edge of a pool at night, with the illuminated Golden Temple reflected in the water in Amritsar. The first Khalsa initiation Artists in colorful traditional Punjabi attire perform the Bhangra folk dance in a wheat field, with drummers kneeling in front and dancers holding decorated scarves behind them.
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Baisakhi: References & Edit History

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  • Tamanna Nangia
    Tamanna Nangia is Associate Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has over five years of experience in editorial processes, handling many different aspects of the publishing process: content development, editing, author management, product training, and peer review.

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Added the “Discover More” section. Apr 12, 2026
Updated the tip questions and added pronunciation. Apr 08, 2026
New article added. Mar 03, 2025
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