Leicester's Vaisakhi: Unity in Diversity

0:00Thousands flooded Lester City Center for the annual Visaki celebration, a key Sikh festival honoring the spring harvest and the start of the Punjab New Year. The procession rode out from Guru Nanak Gurdwara on holy bones at 11.30 a.m. on April 26th, parading flags and decorated floats. Through the streets, before reaching Guru Tehg, Bahadur, Gurdwara, on East Park Road around 3 p.m. Organizes planned for about 10,000 attendees, but sunny weather drew way bigger crowds with people of all ages joining the multi-hour march. Locals raved about the smiles and sense of togetherness, calling it a perfect showcase of the city's diversity and a chance for everyone to connect across backgrounds. A 19-year-old visitor from Vancouver shared how it felt beautiful seeing unity went out, especially after big events like this back home that pull in 50,000 folks, proving these traditions keep spreading love worldwide. I'm Kori with the story and you've been listening to Lester News today AI-powered local news.