Vaisakhi Vancouver 2024 Baisakhi Parade India Punjabi Sikh Procession

Vaisakhi Parade 2024 Vancouver's Indian Punjabi Sikh community procession. April 13, 2024. Tens of thousands of people of Indian origin showed up for the event which included a parade with colorful floats. It s possibly the largest Indian event in Canada. #vaisakhimela #vaisakhi2024 #Indiasikh #indian #canada #hindu #indiacanada #vancouverevents #sikh #punjabisong #hindu #baisakhi
Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April. A spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India. Culturally, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year. An occasion to ritually bathe in sacred rivers such as Ganges, Jhelum, and Kaveri, visit temples, meet friends and perform a mandatory daan (charity) especially of hand fans, water pitchers and seasonal fruits. Community fairs are held at Hindu pilgrimage sites. Processions of temple deities are taken out such as Durga in Himachal Pradesh, Surya in Bihar, and Vishnu in southern India.
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Ray Van Eng 雷云影 is an accomplished media professional, award-winning screenwriter and movie producer. His work has been part of the Hava Nagila Exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Manhattan in New York, NY from Sep 2012 to May 2013.
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