Updated On: 12 April, 2024 05:08 PM IST | Editor
Baisakhi is a harvest festival majorly celebrated in Punjab and other regions of north India by offering prayers, dressing up in traditional outfits, preparing savouries, distributing sweets and dancing and singing together

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On the eve of Baisakhi, women from different regions of Punjab dressed up in traditional outfits to kickstart the festival celebrations. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
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This year, the Baisakhi festival will be celebrated on April 13, Saturday. (PTI Photo)

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College girls wearing traditional outfits dance during a fair held ahead of Baisakhi festival at the Khalsa College in Amritsar. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
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College girls wearing traditional outfits enjoy a swing during a fair held ahead of Baisakhi festival at the Khalsa College in Amritsar. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

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College girls wear bright coloured traditional outfits and dance during a fair held ahead of Baisakhi festival at the Khalsa College in Amritsar (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
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A college student spins the charkha during a fair conducting festival celebration. (ANI Photo/Raminder Pal Singh)

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Women sing folk songs as they perform Giddha, the folk dance from Punjab during a fair. (ANI Photo/Raminder Pal Singh)
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Women dress up in colourful traditional attire and jewellery and enjoy the swing during Baisakhi celebrations. (ANI Photo/Raminder Pal Singh)
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