Interesting facts to know about the festival of Baisakhi

New Delhi: Baisakhi ranks among the popular festivals in India. It is held every year in the period between the months of April and MayIt is a famous festival in the state of Punjab and is celebrated with huge fanfare and excitement. The festival takes place along with the farming time when the Rabi crop is ready for harvesting.Baisakhi in Punjab is held every year in the period between the months of April and May. The festival is celebrated with immense fun, frolic and merry-making. People celebrate Baisakhi all over Punjab by going to Gurudwaras and distributing ‘Kada Prasad' among family members, friends and relatives.Here are ten interesting facts about it:1. The day of Baisakhi marks the birth of Khalsa Panth and therefore holds tremendous significance for the Sikhs.2. The day of Baisakhi Festival is also important for the Hindus as it on this day in 1875 that Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj . 3. It was on the day of Baisakhi in 1567 that Guru Amar Das had first institutionalized Baisakhi as one of the special days when all Sikhs would gather to receive the guru's blessings at Goindwal.4. For the Buddhist, the day of Baisakhi Festival is significant, as according to a popular legend it was on this auspicious day that Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment or Nirvana under the Mahabodhi tree in the town of Gaya. 5. It was on the Baisakhi Day meeting organized at Anandpur Sahib, in 1699, that the tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Sigh laid the foundation of Khalsa Panth.6. It was on the Baisakhi Day that Guru Gobind Singh administered amrit (nectar) to his first batch of five disciples, the Panj Piaras making them Singhs, a martial community. 7. After the Baisakhi Day in 1699 the tradition of gurus was discontinued, and the Granth Sahib - the Holy book of the Sikhs was declared the eternal guide of the Sikhs.8. Baisakhi date coincides with ‘Rongali Bihu' in Assam, ‘Naba Barsha' in Bengal, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and ‘Pooram Vishu' in Kerala.