Hola Mohalla kicks off at Kiratpur Sahib

Kiratpur Sahib, March 8

The first phase of the six-day Holla Mohalla started with “Akhand Path” at Gurdwara Patalpuri Kiratpur Sahib this morning. The festival was ushered in at midnight amid the beats of drums at Anandgarh Fort in Anandpur Sahib.

Thousands of devotees paid obeisance at gurdwaras. The bhog of the path will be performed on March 10. Following this, the venue of the festival will be shifted to Anandpur Sahib on March 11 where SAD, SAD (A) and Aam Adami Party would hold conferences next day before the annual festival concludes on March 13, with a procession of Nihang Sikhs in the town. The Congress, however, has once again decided to give a miss to the conferene like last year.

Meanwhile, the district administration has made strict security arrangements on the occasion. — TNS