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https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/mar/30/four-cops-injured-in-maharashtra-after-sikhs-wielding-swords-attack-them-2283244.html NANDED: A mob of sword-wielding Sikhs on Monday attacked policemen, injuring at least four of them, after being denied permission to hold a public procession in Nanded due to the coronavirus pandemic, an official said. A viral video showed the sword-wielding mob barging out of the gurdwara, breaking the barricades put up by police and attacking the policemen. Several vehicles were also damaged in the violence. "Permission for the Hola Mohalla public procession was not granted due to the pandemic. The gurdwara committee was informed and they had assured us that they would abide by our directives and hold the event inside the gurdwara premises," Nanded Range DIG Nisar Tamboli told PTI. He said six vehicles of police were damaged by the mob. Tamboli said an FIR will be registered against at least 200 people under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (voluntary causing hurt with dangerous weapons), 188 (Disobeying the order of public servant), 269 (Negligent act likely to spread infection) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and for rioting. "Those involved in violence will be arrested," he added. Nishan Sahib is a triangular saffron-coloured flag furling outside a gurdwara on a steel pole covered with a saffron-coloured cloth. The flag also has an insignia called Khanda in the middle, which includes two swords and a chakra. Hola Mohalla (Hola) is a Sikh festival that comes a day after Holi. Unlike Holi, when people sprinkle the coloured powder on each other, Hola Mohalla is an occasion for Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills. Nanded is an important Sikh pilgrimage centre as it is home to a sacred shrine, the Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib. It was here that the 10th and last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), anointed the holy book Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal Guru of Sikhism and spent the last 14 months of his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGwwNY6G16k Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib Punjab | Sikh Festival Hola Mohalla Hola Mohalla was started by the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, as a gathering of Sikhs for military exercises and mock battles on the day following the festival of Holi. Unlike Holi, when people playfully sprinkle colored powder, dry or mixed in water, on each other, the Guru made Hola Mohalla an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles. Every year 3 days Hola Mohalla festival was celebrated.On this three-day grand festival, mock battles, exhibitions, display of weapons, etc., are held followed by kirtan, music and poetry competitions. The participants perform daring feats, such as Gatka (mock encounters with real weapons), tent pegging, bareback horse-riding, standing erect on two speeding horses and various other feats of bravery. Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival celebrated annually at Anandpur Sahib. It falls in the month of March, said to be the first day of the lunar month of Chet in the Nanakshahi calendar. It is started by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Though the Hola Mohalla is celebrated throughout Punjab but the major attractions are those held in Anandpur from where this festival is said to have originated. Hola Mohalla at Anandpur Sahib is associated with the displays of mock fights, weapons, exhibitions, kirtan, and poetry competitions. The aim of Sikh Professionals and Entrepreneurs group is to strengthen the Sikh community by connecting, sharing, helping each others and Succeed. www.sikhprofessionals.net