The Guru Granth Sahib from the Dasmesh Gurdwara is carried in for prayers at Handsworth Park for the Vaisakhi on Sunday.
Sikhs from the Dasmesh Gurdwara pray.
More than 70,000 people enjoyed the free, family friendly event.
The most colourful and important festival in the Sikh calendar was celebrated in style in Handsworth Park.
Two street processions, one from the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick and the second from the Dasmesh Sikh Gurdwara in Lozells, culminated in an after ...
Free food is a tradition for the Vaisakhi.
The ladies gather for a chat at Handsworth Park.
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Thousands enjoy Vaisakhi celebrations
Apr 28 2008 by Jeremy Pardoe
THE vibrant orange colour of the Sikh nation was proudly worn by thousands of revellers who joined forces in Birmingham to enjoy the citys annual Vaisakhi celebrations.