Women wearing traditional Punjabi attire sing folk songs during a fair held to mark the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, April 9, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)
AMRITSAR, India, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The air was full of festive cheer as people celebrated the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state.
The festival is seen as a spring harvest celebration primarily in Punjab and Northern India. Further, other Indian cultures and diaspora celebrate this festival too. In many parts of India, Baisakhi is also the date for the Indian Solar New Year.
A woman wearing traditional Punjabi attire works on a spinning wheel during a fair held to mark the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, April 9, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)
A woman wearing traditional Punjabi attire works on a spinning wheel during a fair held to mark the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, April 9, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)
Photo taken on April 9, 2024 shows a woman wearing traditional Punjabi attire during a fair held to mark the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state. (Str/Xinhua)
A woman wearing traditional Punjabi attire sews a traditional Punjabi women wear called Phulkari during a fair held to mark the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state, April 9, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)
Photo taken on April 9, 2024 shows a woman wearing traditional Punjabi attire during a fair held to mark the Baisakhi festival in Amritsar district of India's northern Punjab state. (Str/Xinhua)■
