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FESTIVALS · PUNJAB · APRIL

Punjab festivals in April.

3 festivals this month — dates, locations, and travel tips.

Baisakhi

Amritsar

Sikh New Year. Golden Temple lit up. Bhangra processions. Nagar Kirtan (holy procession).

April 13-14

Baisakhi

Takht Sri Damdama Sahib

Grand annual fair at Takht Sri Damdama Sahib (Talwandi Sabo) celebrating Baisakhi—the Sikh new year and harvest festival. Commemorates the foundation day of the Khalsa Panth (1699). Features colorful decorations, devotee gatherings, stalls selling traditional prashaad, sweets, and trinkets. Major pilgrimage site where Guru Gobind Singh compiled the Adi Granth.

April 13

Baisakhi at Dukh Niwaran Sahib

Patiala

Baisakhi celebrations at the historic Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib with kirtan, langar, nagar kirtan processions, and Punjabi folk performances.

April 13-14

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