UP TO 10,000 people from the Sikh community are expected to take to the streets of Coventry for the Vaisakhi parade later this month.
The festival will tell the story of the founding of the Sikh faith and involve a number of floats.
The event takes place in Hillfields and Foleshill and will end with a spectacular sword fighting display.
The Nagar Kirtan event on Sunday, April 24, will begin with a number of donations to charities including the Coventry Telegraph’s Snowball appeal, The Police Benevolent Fund, and Age Concern.
Floats – including one modelled on The Golden Temple in Amritsar and a parade of Jaguar cars – will then take to the streets from the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash temple in Harnall Lane, Hillfields.
Hardeep Singh, event manager for the parade, said: “Vaisakhi celebrates the formation of Sikhism as a nation and the time when its disciples were given clear instructions on how they should live.
“The Sikh community has specifically chosen these charities as they typify Sikh values such as contributing positively to society, selfless service and caring for elders.”
The parade will be led by five Sikhs called the Panj Pyare dressed in traditional attire with others playing drums to announce the celebration as it moves through the streets.
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