Vaisakhi falls on April 13th or 14th,and is an important feast for Sikhs. It commemorates the date when, in 1699, Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten Gurus, set up the Khalsa Panth, the community of the faithful who started wearing the 5 Ks,( the outward visible signs of Sikhism), and were trained as warriors so as to uphold rights everywhere and destroy sin and evil. Today, all Sikhs who have been initiated form part of the Khalsa. On this day the Gurdwaras (the Sikh places of worship) are decorated and visited. Wherever there are large Sikh communities, especially in Northern India, parades are held on this day, and there is much dancing and singing. Many Sikhs also choose this day to baptised and become members of the Khalsa.
