Vaisakhi observes major events in the history of Sikhism and the Indian subcontinent that happened in the Punjab region . The significance of Vaisakhi as a major Sikh festival marking the birth of Sikh order started after the persecution and execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur for refusing to convert to Islam under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb . This triggered the coronation of the tenth Guru of Sikhism and the historic formation of Khalsa , both on the Vaisakhi day . Vaisakhi was also the day when colonial British empire officials committed the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on a gathering , an event influential to the Indian movement against colonial rule
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Vaisakhi