The 'Maghi' Day

The 'Maghi' Day


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The next day of Lohri is known as Maghi, a day that signifies the beginning of the month of Magh. According to common belief, this is an auspicious day to take holy dip and give away charity. Kheer is prepared in sugar cane juice to mark the day. Maghi is also a Sikh day of commemoration of a battle. The festival honors the martyrdom of the “forty immortals” who were followers of Guru Gobind Singhandand died in his defense.

Maghi, also known as Makara Sankranti, is the first day of the month of Magh. The eve of Maghi is the common Indian festival of Lohri when bonfires are lit in Hindu homes to greet the birth of sons in the families and alms are distributed. In the morning, people go out for an early-hour dip in nearby tanks. For Sikhs, Maghi means primarily the festival at Muktsar, a district town of the Punjab, in commemoration of the heroic fight of the Chali Mukte, literally, the Forty Liberated Ones, who laid down their lives warding off an attack by an imperial army marching in pursuit of Guru Gobind Singh.

The action took place near a pool of water, Khidrane di Dhab, on 29 December 1705. The bodies were cremated the following day, the first of Magh (hence the name of the festival), which now falls usually on the 13th of January. Following the custom of the Sikhs to observe their anniversaries of happy and tragic events alike, Maghi is celebrated with end-to-end recital of the Guru Granth Sahib and religious divans in almost all gurdwaras.

The largest assembly, however, takes place at Muktsar in the form of a big fair during which pilgrims take a dip in the sacred sarovar and visit several shrines connected with the historic battle. A mahala or big march of pilgrims from the main shrine to gurdwara Tibbi Sahib, sacred to Guru Gobind Singh, marks the conclusion of the three-day celebration. Sikhs visit gurdwaras and listen to kirtan on this day to commemorate the martyrdom of the Forty Immortals
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Konvicted_Jatt

S@RP@NCH
saade muktsar bahut bhara mela lagdaa hai ...............:joy
m missing it:dts

I miss it too
I missed last four maghi mela,,,
specially nihang Singh on horses playing called ghor-dor which took place on very nxt day of maghi mela near gurudwara tibbi sahib
a nagar kirtan starts frm darbar sahib and tibbi sahib gurudwara sahib tak paunchda hai fer nihang Singh apne-2 ghoreyaan te kartab dikhaunde ne like riding on two horses tied-up together and nihang is standing with one leg on each horse,,, and many alot
 

Konvicted_Jatt

S@RP@NCH
the gurdwaras of muktsar

I had visited almost all of these gurudwara's specially gurudwara Sri Datan Sahib jithe assi har Sunday nu jande c,, bcos it is very close to my school and was in hostel dere,,
eh jagah te guru ji datan kar rahe c k ik Mughal sipahi ne picho vaar karna chahiya par antarjami Sri guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji ne hath ch fari hoyi garwi ohde sirh ch maari te oh othe hee mar giya
ohdi kabar gurudwara sahib de bahar bani hoyi hai and othe likhiya hoyia hai k jehra ehde sirh ch 5/5 chittar mar k ehda peshab na kadu oh guru da sacha Singh nhi,,
bt kise ne 5/5 de vicho '/' dita te othe 55 reh giya so sare ohde 55 chittar marde hunde c,, 200m door ton hee bhaj paindey c,, kayee taan apni juti v tor dinde c kut-kut k,, I really miss dat tym
 

RUPIND3R

heaven's got a hitman
I miss it too
I missed last four maghi mela,,,
specially nihang Singh on horses playing called ghor-dor which took place on very nxt day of maghi mela near gurudwara tibbi sahib
a nagar kirtan starts frm darbar sahib and tibbi sahib gurudwara sahib tak paunchda hai fer nihang Singh apne-2 ghoreyaan te kartab dikhaunde ne like riding on two horses tied-up together and nihang is standing with one leg on each horse,,, and many alot

m w last 3 mele miss ketaa aa 22 :(, pehlaan taan har waar ishnaan w karda hunda si saware sawre gurdware ja ke ................thnda thnada paani ik waar taan saah taah chada dinda si paar fer chobian maar nu hi jee kari jaanda si :p
paar hun taan mele wich pehlaan waali gaal nahin rahi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
sara kilhar ja gaya ,,rush w bahut ghat gaya .................:rolleyes:
nihang di ghor daur kaim hundi aa .....
n not 2 miss the animal fair ...............:yes
 

RUPIND3R

heaven's got a hitman
I had visited almost all of these gurudwara's specially gurudwara Sri Datan Sahib jithe assi har Sunday nu jande c,, bcos it is very close to my school and was in hostel dere,,
eh jagah te guru ji datan kar rahe c k ik Mughal sipahi ne picho vaar karna chahiya par antarjami Sri guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji ne hath ch fari hoyi garwi ohde sirh ch maari te oh othe hee mar giya
ohdi kabar gurudwara sahib de bahar bani hoyi hai and othe likhiya hoyia hai k jehra ehde sirh ch 5/5 chittar mar k ehda peshab na kadu oh guru da sacha Singh nhi,,
bt kise ne 5/5 de vicho '/' dita te othe 55 reh giya so sare ohde 55 chittar marde hunde c,, 200m door ton hee bhaj paindey c,, kayee taan apni juti v tor dinde c kut-kut k,, I really miss dat tym


koi naa 22 iss waar gae taan tere wande dian jutiaan w maar aungaa:yes
 

Konvicted_Jatt

S@RP@NCH
m w last 3 mele miss ketaa aa 22 :(, pehlaan taan har waar ishnaan w karda hunda si saware sawre gurdware ja ke ................thnda thnada paani ik waar taan saah taah chada dinda si paar fer chobian maar nu hi jee kari jaanda si :p
paar hun taan mele wich pehlaan waali gaal nahin rahi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
sara kilhar ja gaya ,,rush w bahut ghat gaya .................:rolleyes:
nihang di ghor daur kaim hundi aa .....
n not 2 miss the animal fair ...............:yes

Yea animal fair,,
assi har saal apne horses lae k jaane aa othe,,
and jado da mela ground city ton bahar commissioner office kol lae gaye odo da interest ghat giya sab da,,,,
 
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