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. He then requested another volunteer returned alone with his blood sword covered in and repeated the same action four times until disappeared men into tent. the five The was verycrowd concerned until they saw five men return wearing Guru. turbans These five men became known as the with the Piare Panj The men were then baptised into the Khalsa by the Guru. He sprinkled them with ('immortalising nectar': the Sikh term for holy and said prayers. water) today? Vaisakhi celebrate do we How Gurdwara at and hymns prayers have We is. listen to talks about what Vaiskahi We change on cloth the Nishaan Sahib (flag) We We hold Sikhi Camp for kids to learn about and Sikhism. Vaisakhi Vaisakhi Vaisakhi celebrates birththe ofVaisakhi the Khalsa. In 1699 the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, chose transform Vaisakhi the Sikhs into a family as of as the known saints, soldier the occasion to Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the Khalsa in front of During thousands the Vaisakhi at festival Guru Singh Ji came out of Anandpur a tent carrying a sword. Gobind Sahib. He challenged any Sikh who was prepared to give his life to come into the tent. The Guru

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deevas We light We eat indian sweets. We fireworks. have We get togetherFamilies of lamps. Thereafter this came to of day (the "Bandi Chhor Divas" freedom). be known as the A magnificent the Gwalior Fort in memory Guru. It is calledBandichhor. Gurdwara of the sixth today? Diwali celebrate do we How Gurdwara. at and hymns prayers have We listen is. to talks about what Diwali We holy holy city of detention. Guru Hargobind Emperor ji Jahangir because he seemed was to be afraid of imprisoned the Guru's growing power. Guru ji by had agreed to condition that the his other fifty own would also release be on released. known as the " He Bandi Chorrh". the He arrived at was therefore Amritsar on the Golden day Temple of Diwali and the Sikh Festivals those in India. There are two main festivals and (Diwali) Bandi Chhor This day commemorates the return sixth of Guru, the Sri Guru Hargobind Ji, to the SION

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