Patna Sahib Mahotsav

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Patna Sahib Mahotsav
पटना साहिब महोत्सव
ਪਟਨਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਮਹੋਤਸਵ
File:Takht Harmandir Saheb during Prakash Utsav.jpg
Patna Sahib during Prakash Utsav
Status active
Genre festivals
Venue Mangal Talab (2008-13)
S K Memorial Hall (2014)
Location(s) Patna Sahib, Patna, Bihar
Country India
Inaugurated 2008
Founder Nitish Kumar[1]
Most recent 30–31 May 2014
Next event 2015
Website
patna.bih.nic.in/Mahotsav/patnasahibmahotsav.htm

Patna Sahib Mahotsav (festival), is an annual two-day cultural event at Patna, India. It is organized by the Tourism Department of Government of Bihar, is usually celebrated around Baisakhi near Takht Sri Patna Sahib, the birthplace of tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.[2]

Overview

The first edition of mahotsav was started in 2008 at the Mangal Talab of the Manoj Kamalia Stadium,[3] on the eve of Baisakhi. Since then, it is an annual event in the calendar of Bihar Government. However in 2009, the event was not celebrated due to Indian general election, 2009.[4] In 2014, it was rescheduled again due to Indian general election, 2014, after which it was held on May 30–31 and for the first time it was held at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall.[5]

See also

References

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