Kent Cricket celebrates Vaisakhi in Gravesend
Sunday 16th April 2023
Kent Cricket teamed with with the ECB & Cohesion Plus, organisers of community Melas and Culturally Diverse Festivals around the county of Kent, to celebrate the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Gravesend town centre this past Saturday.
Thousands flocked to the west Kent town to participate in festivities which celebrate the creation of Khalsa, a community of initiated Sikhs who follow the principles laid down in April 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru. The celebrations attracted both followers of the faith and spectators alike to celebrate the coming together of Sikhism.
Representation from Kent Cricket, including CEO Simon Storey, young Kent seamer Jas Singh & the Kent Cricket Community Trust. Also in attendance was Sussex all-rounder, Ravi Bopara. All were witness to the Nagar Kirtan procession from the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend & around the town itself, before taking part in cricket activies alongside festival goers.