Festivals
Several festivals are widely celebrated by Sikhs in Britain. Baisakhi (also known as Vaisakhi) commemorates the beginning of the Khalsa, the Sikh religious community, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. Hola Mohalla is a joyous three-day spring festival, and Diwali celebrates the release of Hargobind, the sixth Guru, from captivity.