Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib: The birth place of 'Khalsa', in Anandpur Sahib
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Gurudwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib: Thakat Shri Kesh Garh Sahib is the central place of Shri Anandpur Sahib. This revered place is birthplace of Khalsa ~ Revelation of Khalsa took place here. The sactum centorium is one of the Five Temporal Authorities (Five Takhats) of Sikhism. After the establishment of Shri Anandpur Sahib, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji used to hold congregations on this hill. At that time, this hill was 3.0 -- 4.50 meters higher than it is now. By the side of this hill there stood another hill known as "Tambu Wali Phari" ~ because a special tent was set up on the day of "Revelation of Khalsa". This hill does not exist anymore. On the day of "Revelation of Khalsa" a special congregations was held here. Thousands of Sikhs attended it, one can presume how much was the space aro
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