Baisakhi 2021: Date, History, Significance And Celebrations

Baisakhi 2021: Date, History, Significance And Celebrations

Baisakhi 2021: This year Baisakhi, the grand harvest festival of Punjab, is on April 14. Baisakhiis one of the vibrant spring festivals of India that coincides with the Chaitra Navratri - a very auspicious time for Hindus in the country. Several states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, West Bengal and Assam, celebrate New Years in mid-April. On this day, the Sun enters the Aries zodiac sign or Mesha rashi, hence it's also called Mesha Sankranti or the first day of the New Year, according to the Hindu calendar. Let's take a look at the date and time ofBaisakhi. Happy Baisakhi 2021 in advance!

Baisakhi 2021 date and auspicious time

Baisakhi is on Wednesday, April 14Baisakhi Sankranti moment is at 2:48 AMMesha Sankranti on Wednesday, April 14

Baisakhi is a very significant festival. Here's why

Baisakhi is the New Year day for the Sikh community. On Baisakhi, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last Sikh Guru, had established the Khalsa in 1699. Guru Gobind Singh had declared that all human beings are equal. 

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Happy Baisakhi 2021!

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