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The Baisakhi Festival of the year 1999 is of great historical significance to Punjab because:
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- it commemorates the tercentenary of the foundation of Khalsa Panth
- it being the last such festival of the twentieth century
- of participation by a large number of Punjabis who are non resident Indians
- None of the above
- it commemorates the tercentenary of the foundation of Khalsa Panth
Correct Option: A
Anandpur Sahib comes to life every year on the occasion of Hola Mohalla. This tradition dates back to the times of the 10th Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh. The Guru decreed that the occasion of the festival of Holi be the occasion for the display of the martial spirit of his people and he gave this festival of Holi the Sikh name of ‘Hola Mohalla’. Each year Hola Mohalla marks the congregation of up to 100,000 devotees from all over the country for a festival of colour and gaiety. Baisakhi in 1999, at Anandpur Sahib marked the completion of 300 years of the birth of the Khalsa. It was on Baisakhi day in 1699 that Sri Guru Gobind Singh baptized the Panj Pyaras at the place where Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib stands.
