Hola Mohalla
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- Hola alson called Hola Mohalla is a Sikh festival.
- Festivals time is march of every year.
- Its a 3 day festival at Shri Andandpur Sahib ending on Hola day.
- Takes place on the 2nd day of the lunar month of Chett, a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi.
- Sometimes coincides with Holi.
- Holas is derived from the word Hall (a military charge) and the term Mohalla stands for an organized processing or an army column.
- Its a big festival event for sikhs around the world.
- In this festival visitors sit together in Pangats (Queues) and eat vegetarian food of Langars.
- According to Thopson (2000) Hola Mohalla establised Guru Govbind Singh in 1680.