Lost Sikh fest of Sasaram

 


Manjhar Kund waterfall, Sasaram, Bihar is said to be one of the finest waterfalls in India. Everyone knows its beauty, but do you know about the historical fest of the Sikh community associated here?




For centuries there used to be an annual fest of the Sikh community near this waterfall. People used to come to this place with Jhulte Nishan Saheb (holy flag of Sikhs) and Shri Guru Granth Sahib (holy book of Sikhs). 




This fest was held on the first Saturday and Sunday after Shravan Purnima. People from all over the country used to spend two days here with their families and friends. Near these beautiful waterfalls, people used to enjoy Kirtan and Langar for 2 days.




With time, this fest became more popular among the people and the crowd of tourists started increasing. People started consuming meat and alcohol here. Because of this people stopped taking Shri Guru Granth Sahib there. Later people started coming only with the Nishan Saheb and after 1998 this tradition also stopped.



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