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The correct answer is Baisakhi.
Key Points
  • The festival celebrated in Punjab to mark the formation of Khalsa Panth is Baisakhi.
  • Baisakhi, also known as Vaisakhi marks the Sikh New Year and is a spring harvest festival celebrated in Punjab and other parts of North India. 
  • Baisakhi falls on 13 April and it commemorates the formation of the Khalsa Panth, under the leadership of Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the year 1699.
  • Hindus celebrate the descent of Goddess Ganga on Earth on this day.
  • In her honour, devotees gather for a holy dip along the banks of the river Ganga.
  • In Punjab, Baisakhi marks the harvest of the rabi crops and farmers pay their tribute by thanking God for an abundant harvest, which is a symbol of prosperity. 
Additional Information
Punjab
Capital- Chandigarh
CM- Captain Amarinder Singh
Governor- Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore
State AnimalBlackbuck
State Bird- Northern Goshawk

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