What is Maghi Mela?

About Maghi Mela

• It is held every year in January or the month of Magh according to the Nanakshahi calendar.
• The Mela is celebrated in memory of 40 Sikh warriors who fought the Mughals in the battle of Khidrana, which was named Muktsar after the battle.
• The battle took place near a pool of water, Khidrane di Dhabi, on 29 December 1705.
• The bodies of the warriors were cremated the following day, the first of Magh (hence the name of the festival), which now falls usually on the 13th of January.
• Sikhs celebrate the Maghi with an end-to-end recital of the holy Guru Granth Sahib and religious rituals in all the Sikh Gurudwaras.

What is Nanakshahi Calendar?  

• The Nanakshahi calendar was designed by Sikh scholar Pal Singh Purewal to replace the Bikrami calendar, to work out the dates of gurpurab and other festivals.

 

 

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Q1) What are the Panj Takht of Sikh community?

Panj Takht of Sikh community are, Akal Takht, Kesgarh  Sahib , Damdama Sahib, Sri Hazur Sahib & Sri Harmindir Sahib.

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