ANANDPUR SAHIB, INDIA - March 06, 2015: Nihangs, or &quot;Sikh warriors&quot; participate in a horse riding competition during Hola Mohalla celebrations on March 06, 2015 in Anandpur Sahib, India. Hola Mahalla or simply Hola is a Sikh event, which takes place on the first of the lunar month of Chet, which usually falls in March, and sometimes coincides with the Sikh New Year. It was started by Guru Gobind Singh the tenth Sikh guru in 1701 AD. Hola Mohalla is a three day Sikh festival, in which Nihang Sikh 'warriors' perform Gatka (mock encounters with real weapons), tent pegging and bareback horse-riding, which usually falls in March coinciding with or following the Hindu festival of Holi. <br />
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