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Birmingham: Gatka (sword fighting) performed at the Vaskhi Mela

Taken by Library of Birmingham

Vaskhi
Birmingham
West Midlands
England

Photograph taken 1994. Sikhs children getting ready to practice Gatka, as part of there tradition, performed at the Vaisakhi Mela

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