Hola Mohalla
hola mohalla gurmukhi ਹੋਲਾਮਹੱਲਾ hōlā muhalā also called hola threeday long sikh festival normally fall march take place second day lunar month chett usually day hindu spring festival holi sometimes coincides hola mohalla big festive event sikh around world fair held holi hola anandpur sahib traditionally threeday event participant attend anandpur sahib week camping enjoying various display fighting prowess bravery listening kirtan music poetry meal integral part sikh institution gurdwara visitor sit together pangats queue eat lactovegetarian food langars event concludes day hola mohalla long militarystyle procession near takht kesgarh sahib one five seat temporal authority referred panj takht sikh bhai kahan singh compiled mahan kosh first sikh encyclopedia turn th century explained hola derived word halla military charge term mohalla stand organized procession army column word hola mohalla would thus mean charge army dr m ahluwalia note related punjabi term mahalia derived root hal meaning alight descend refers organized procession form army column accompanied war drum standardbearers proceeding given location moving state one another hola sanskrit word meant distinguished holi hindu spring festival color holi take place day hola mohalla hola mohalla build upon spring festival holi guru granth sahib contains passage prescribing celebration holi serving god colour holi manifest lord love holi start holika dahan full moon night phagan phalguna festival holi referred festival phalguna even though actual day holi fall first day lunar month chett guru gobind singh built upon method celebrating holi adding martial element creating hola mohalla celebrated day holi festival also root story child prahlada would accept father hiranyakashipu god according gandhi order please brother holka planned burn prahlad took lap sat midst heap easily combustible straw holika thought would protected cloth prahlada survived holika perished fire event gave rise belief good triumphed evil according regional tradition harnaksh hiranyakashipu king multan defeated good form prahlada according lorenzen story prahlada popular early sikh guru granth contains verse reciting prahald saint namdev kabir also third guru amar da guru gobind singh tenth sikh guru built upon story prahlad founded festival hola mohalla according thompson guru gobind singh established hola mohalla spring similarly cole state guru gobind singh summoned follower attend anandpur holi introduced new rally coincide holi follower could practice manoeuvre combat training however guru gobind singh organised first procession accompanied drum anandpur february ad new tradition overseeing mock battle poetry contest lohgarh fort since spread town anandpur sahib nearby kiratpur sahib foothill shivaliks gurdwaras around world according singh celebration hola mohalla sword demand nanded since participant procession must hand according guru gobind singhs court poet bhai nand lal colour thrown participant completion mock battle rose water amber musk saffroncoloured water used sikh tradition hold guru gobind singh also participated colourful festival use gulal survived modern time nihangs splashing gulal red farinaceous powder audience alternative view practice throwing colour observed guru gobind singh hola mahalla sikh event take place second day lunar month chet usually fall march mahalia punjabi word implies organized procession form army column accompanied war drum standardbearers proceeding given location moving state one place another holi people playfully sprinkle colored powder dry mixed water first day chet given new dimension establishing hola celebrated day however guru gobind singh – held first march anandpur chet vadi bk february therefore festivity start second chet anandpur sahib festival last three day guru made hola mahalla occasion sikh demonstrate martial skill simulated battle probably done forestall grimmer struggle imperial power channeling people energy useful activity hola mahalla became annual event held open ground near holgarh fort across rivulet charan ganga northwest anandpur sahib popularity festival may judged fact five sikh public holiday requested khalsa diwan lahore government approved two hola mahalla birth anniversary guru nanak hola mahalla presently biggest festival anandpur anandpur sahib lit city bliss situated one lower spur shiwalik hill rupnagar district punjab well connected rest country road rail lie km north rupnagar ropar km south nangal township one supremely important historical center sikh reverently called anandpur sahib anandpur baisakhi guru gobind singh inaugurated khalsa panj piare five beloved one hence inaugurating order saintsoldiers pledged dedication defend needy poor oppressed respective social economic political right tradition one world greatest martyr guru tegh bahadur th guru laid life defense hindu behalf pandits kashmir order khalsa wish guru gobind singhs would henceforth distinguished five symbol uniform k viz kes uncut hair kangha comb kacherra drawer kara allsteel bracelet kirpan sword could easily recognized anyone attack sikh instructed live highest ethical standard always ready fight tyranny injustice nihang member khalsa army known distinctive blue traditional robe dumala often embellished prominent hola mahalla festival