Watch in pics: Sikhs celebrate Hola Mohalla in Punjab

New Delhi: The Sikh festival Hola Mohalla is celebrated in Punjab, a day after Holi, to celebrate the martial spirit. The festival was started by the Tenth and the last guru of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh Ji. ‘Hola' means a military charge and ‘mohalla' stands for an organized procession. Thus, ‘Hola Mohalla' stands for the charge of an army. Every year lakhs of Sikhs come together at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab to celebrate the festival. Anandpur Sahib is one of the supreme historic centers of the Sikhs. The event takes place in an open ground, where Sikhs display their battle skills. The ‘Nihang' a sect of people who wear blue robes and large turbans and show those martial arts are very famous part of this festival. The sense of liberated living could be felt in the energetic expressions of Nihangs riding their horses at high speeds, while performing acrobatics on the horse backs. The festival marks the teachings of Sikhs wiz they must live to the ethical standards and fight for justice and against tyranny.