Bandi Chhor Divas

Bandi chhod diwas ("Day of Liberation") is a festival Sikhs celebrate. Bandi means "imprisoned", and chhod refers to "release". The festival comemmorates the 6th guru of Sikhs Sri Guru Hargobind Ji granting freedom to the prisoner kings who were living in the jail of Gwalior fort. On this day, Sikh people go to gurudwara and listen to kirtan and eat langar. They celebrate this day very happily and clean their houses, shops and decorate them with lamp, candles. They distribute sweets to neighbours and poor people. Bandi Chhor Diwas is usually celebrated in October or November, depending on the lunar calendar, or the 'Desi months'.

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