When Hindus and others celebrate Divali, the festival of lights, Sikhs remember the release from prison and return to Amritsar of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind in 1619. The name Bandi Chhor Divas means liberation of prisoners day.

What is Vaisakhi and Gudi Padwa? Meaning behind the Sikh and Hindu festival, when it falls in 2021 and why it’s celebrated.

Lohri marks the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of the new harvest season.