Anantnag, India. 13th Apr, 2017. Kashmiri Sikh show off their skills in the Sikh martial art known as 'Gatka' while participating in a procession at Cahtisinghpora Anantnag some 55 Km from Srinagar the summer Capital of Kashmir. The festival has special significance for Sikhs since it marks the day in 1699, when their tenth Guru Gobind Singh organized the order of the Khalsa, a collective body of initiated Sikhs. Credit: Muneeb Ul Islam/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News
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