Baisakhi festival has celebrated as the Sikh New Year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth. The history of Baisakhi Festival began with the martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru who was publicly beheaded by the Aurungzeb, the Mughal ruler.Later than the death of Guru Teg Bahadur, his son, Guru Gobind Singh became the next Guru of the Sikhs.
To fulfill his dream, Guru Gobind Singh called on the historic Baisakhi Day congregation of Sikhs at Keshgarh Sahib near Anandpur on March 30, 1699. It has said that, on this day Guru Gobind Singh pay lives to five men. Guru Gobind Singh also presented on Khalsa on this day, the unique Sikh identity. On this day, when thousands of people gathered for his blessings, Guru Gobind Singh came out of his tent carrying an unsheathed sword. He gave a dominant speech to introduce courage amongst fellowmen.
Vaisakhi Importance
Vaisakhi is a most important day for people of the Sikh belief. This is because in 1699, the 10th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth also called organizing of pure ones. It was on this day that Guru Gobind Singh also distributed Amrit (nectar) to his first five disciples. The festival has celebrated with essential bathing, partying and worshipping. It has also believed that on this day goddess Ganga moved down to earth. Children usually wear garlands of flowers and run throughout the streets singing "May the new year come again and again".
The democracy was established in the Indian subcontinent by handing over the political power in the hands of the Five Elects on the day of Vaisakhi. Sikhism is one of the modern religions of the world but unluckily it is the most misapprehended and the most misrepresented religion of the world.