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Sikhs mark Vaisakhi festival in Gravesend
Members of the Sikh community in Gravesend have held a procession to mark Vaisakhi - a spring festival which celebrates the Sikh New Year and the birth of the religion in its current form.
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Gravesend celebrates Vaisakhi
Thousands of people turned out in Gravesend to mark the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi.
We speak to some of those who joined the procession including:
Cllr Gurjit Kaur Bains, Gravesham council; Gurvinder Sandher from Kent Equality Cohesion Council; Jasbinder Biring, co-organiser and Cllr Samir Jassal, Gravesham council.
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Vaisakhi celebrations underway in Gravesend
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Vaisakhi celebrations underway in Gravesend
Sikhs have been celebrating the 'Spring harvest' festival of Vaisakhi. The religious festival marks the Sikh New Year.