Thousands celebrate Sikh festival of Vaisakhi
Thousands of people in the Midlands have been celebrating the Sikh festival of Vaisahki and today the celebrations continue in Wolverhampton.
Vaisakhi celebrations in Birmingham and Leicester
Birmingham's Vaisakhi celebrations will take place today in Handsworth Park. The festival celebrates the founding of the Sikh faith more than 500 hundred years ago.
Two processions will set off from Gurdwaras (Sikh temples) in the Jewellery Quarter and Sandwell at 10:30, heading to the park for the afternoon's celebrations.
Five Sikhs in full ceremonial dress will lead the processions carrying the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Scriptures of Revelation.
In Leicester the parade will begin at 10:30 and end at 15:00, moving through the city to East Park Road.
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