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A Taste of Bali in Brussels
শনিবার, 12 মে 2012 10:51
Ging Ginanjar
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Download On May 6, Belgium hosted the largest Balinese festival held outside of Indonesia.
The Ogoh-Ogoh festival features giant Balinese puppets and traditionally marks Nyepi, or Balinese New Year – a day marked by silence on the island of the gods.
The event was held in Pairi Daizi Park, a former monastery turned international cultural park.
Ging Ginanjar joined Balinese from all over Europe at the unique festivities.
Download The Baisakhi Festival is a three-day celebration for the Sikh community around the world – it marks the religion’s founding, the Sikh New Year, and the harvest season.
Sikhism began over 500 years ago in Punjab – regarded as the Sikh homeland in South Asia.
But Punjab is now divided between India and Pakistan, and the holy shrine of Gurdawa Panja Sahib is on the Pakistani side.
Each year thousands of devotees come to Pakistan to visit the shrine for the festival.
Pakistani authorities deploy more than 1,000 security personnel to make sure Sikhs can celebrate in peace.
Mudassar Shah joins the crowds in Northern Punjab.
