Baisakhi on the Web

Review of websites covering the mega event of Tercentenary Khalsa Birth Celebrations: Visakhi (13th April 1999)

PUNJAB has always been known as a land of gaiety and merrymaking where festivals are celebrated with much fervour and enthusiasm. In Punjab, Baisakhi has a unique significance — besides being a harvest festival for the farmers, the day commemorates founding of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh. Here are a few sites, which describe the historical event of Tercentenary Khalsa Birth Celebrations at Anandpur Sahib.
www.tribuneindia.com/khalsa/index.htm
This is site of The Tribune. It has a full coverage of the spectacular show at Anandpur Sahib. It provides all news items published in this newspaper relating to the Tercentenary celebrations. In photo gallery you will see pictures of pilgrims of various religions thronging from many countries, religious functions, nagar kirtan, gatka, Khalsa marches and the glimpse of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib. It also shows the international sports festival that was held there and the weapons of Guru Sahibaans kept in the "White City".
www.sikhnet.com
This site provides a link to its member site www.anandpursahib.org. This site describes the journey of about 400 West-born Sikhs devotees from all over Europe, Asia, the UK, Mexico, South America, Africa and the USA to Anandpur Sahib. Amar Infinity Foundation sponsors this site. It contains exclusive pictures and audio and video clips of Gurbani recitation, fireworks and the precious sword with six vignettes carved in yellow gold and set off with white gold, diamonds, and amethysts.
http://123baisakhi.com
This is a member site of Dgreetings.com family. It provides wallpapers and animated greeting cards related to Baisakhi. You can try out some of the traditional Punjabi dishes for the festival. Various aspects like religious, communal, regional and seasonal importance of Baisakhi have been touched upon. Importance of Baisakhi in Haryana, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal, Kashmir, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states is also described.
Links to other related sites:
www.baisakhi1999.org
http://india.indiagov.org/perspec/khalsa-spl99/intro.htm
www.patiala.org/tercentenary/celenews.htm
www.nic.in/apsf
— Sarabjeet Singh Kanwal