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| '''GURDWARA HOLGARH SAHIB''' stands on the site of Holgarh Fort, one and a half km north-west of the town across the Charan Gariga rivulet. It was here that [[Guru Gobind Singh]] introduced in the spring of 1701, the celebration of [[hola]] on the day following the Hindu festival of colour-throwing, holi. Unlike the playful sprinkling of colours as is done during holi, the Guru made hola an occasion for Sikhs to demonstrate skills-al-arms in simulated battle.
| | #REDIRECT [[Gurudwara Qila Holgarh Sahib (Anandpur)]] |
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| Hola or Hola Mahalla, became thereafter an annual tour-ney of warlike sports in [[Anandpur]] as long as the Guru stayed there. The observance of Hola Mahalla was revived after the Sikhs had established their rule in [[Punjab]]. It is now the biggest festival of Anandpur. The mahalla or the march on this occasion starting from the [[Takht Sahib]] on the concluding day of the week-long festival ends at Holgarh, where sports like fencing, coil-throwing and tent-pegging are held.
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| The present building, a three-storeyed octagonal, domed edifice, was constructed under the supervision of Sant Seva Singh and was completed in 1970. The sanctum is in the middle of the marbled ground floor.
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