Holla Mahalla is a traditional change brought among Sikh to wean them away from unnecessary rituals to celebrate Holi festival in India. He introduces gamed like Horse riding, mock battles and other rural sports so that the Sikhs train themselves in for war. It also gave them a feeling Joy and victory in any situation.

1. cVdI klw dw pqRIk
victorious always
holw mh`lw Holla Mahalla

2. holw mh`lw

3. ^wlseI holw
• sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI ny dyS Br ivc ienHW rMgW dI tokw-twkI dyKI qy nwl hI Zulwm
mnu`Kqw dI qrsXog JwkI vI iDAwn ivc ilAWdI[ aunHW ikhw, “hux ies rMgIn JwkI
ƒ iesqRI ilMg qoN puilMg ivc bdlo, holI dw holw kro qW ik mrdwngI dI pRDwngI nwl
^wlsw pMQ, blvwngI dw pRdrSn kry, dyS-kOm ƒ ies dI loV hY[”
• ieh g`l 07 March 1701 (AD) dI hY, ijs idn AnMdpur swihb ivKy siqgurW ny XoDy
sUrbIrW dIAW do tolIAW bxw ky msnUeI lVweI krvweI qy holgVH au~qy kbzw krn dI
Srq lweI[ ienHW iv`coN jo dl h`lw kr ky dUijAW ƒ prHy htw ky gVHI 'qy jw ibrwjmwn
hoieAw, auh jyqU krwr id`qw igAw qy aus ƒ holy mh`ly dw A`vl ienwm imilAw[
• 'mh`ly' dw ArQ hI ivjeI ho ky auqrnw hY[ ieauN gurU swihb ny ies nwzuk rMgIn
iqauhwr ƒ XoiDAW-virAwmW dw iqauhwr bxw ky ^wlswpMQ ƒ iqAwr-br-iqAwr
kIqw[ ieh aunHW dI kRWqIkwrI soc dw ikRSmw sI, ijs duAwrw aunHW iek purwxI hwrI-
hu`tI plIq rIq ƒ punIq Aqy jgq-jIq bxw ky dys ƒ ienklwb dy rwh qoirAw
(holw mh`lw mnwaux dw mMqv guris`KW AMdr 'Pqih' dy AnuBv nMU hor idRVH krnw sI[)

4. holw mh`lw Holla Mahalla
• Guru Gobind Singh Ji created Khalsa on the 13th April 1699 ,
The period immediately after this was very challenging . He
was engaged in various battles with the Mughal Empire of
Aurangzeb and the Rajput Raja’s of the Hill state.
• Guru Gobind Singh started a new tradition of “Hola” on 7
March 1701. He organized War Games (ਯੁੱਧ ਦੀਆਂ ਖੇਡਾਂ), Sporting
events (ਖੇਡਾਂ), and Poetry contests (ਕਵਿਤਾਿਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਕਾਬਲੇ) at the
Lohgarh Fort, (Anandpur Sahib) for his Sikhs and channeled
their energy from the uncivilized behavior and become a good
warrior and responsible person towards the society .
• This was a training ground for Sikhs that made them confident
to face their adversaries.

5. dyvI dyv is`Dn kI lok mYN pRis`D holI,
sRI gur goibMd isMG, jU ko Awj holw hY[13[
sMq inhwl isMG sohlW :-

6. suno swD sMgiq srbq Aj ^wlsw jI!
jgq kI holI AOr sMqn kw holw hY[14[
sMq inhwl isMG sohlW

7. Holla Mahalla - Sri Keshgarh Sahib

8. Holla Mahalla- Sri Keshgarh Sahib

9. sMq inhwl isMG buMgw sohlW
gwvYN isMG rwgI vfBwgI sBw SoB rhI,
sun sun kwnH jU kI lIlw isMG Jylqy[
iCrkYN gulwb keI PYNkq gulwl lwl,
pRym pRIiq rwqy keI kum kumy cylqy[
sMq KuSI imRgrwj bWtq Aqr isMG,
h`s kY hswvYN AO iblws bwnI mylqy[
inrmly, inhMg, gRyhI m`D sRI guibMd isMG,
sRI gur hjUr AYso holw isMG Kylqy]13]

10. sMq inhwl isMG buMgw sohlW
cFXo cwru cyqn bsMq irdY sMqn ky,
ihRdY ky hulws bolYN SuD bRihm bolw hY[
injwnMd Kylby ko pRym ky gulwb bIc,
mhWvwk kysrI AnUp rMg Golw hY[
iCrkXo inhwl isMG auqm jgXwsÍIEN pY,
gXwn ko gulwl PYNkXo nIko ju Amolw hY[
suno swD sMgiq srbq Aj ^wlsw jI!
jgq kI holI AOr sMqn kw holw hY[14[

11. AwXo irqurwj jU suhwXo hY jhwn swro,
CwXo hY pRmod duK eyk hUM n qolw hY[
sIq hUM n Gwm qyj, cMidRkw gulwbI TMF,
sIql sugMD mMd pOn ko Jkolw hY[
kMj sy pRPul hUey hIey ju pumwn pXwrI,
hOsly hulws bIc cIq qo klolw hY[
dyvI, dyv is`Dn kI lok mYN pRis`D holI
sRI gurU goibMd isMG, jU ko Awj holw hY[6[
pMifq inhwl isMG lwhOrI:-
(is`KI pRBwkr, Cwp: 1902 eI.)

12. kUk auTI koiklw klwpI mor nwc auTy,
kIr AO kpoq JuMf bRyhI ko ivcolw hY[
TOr TOr nIr ky pXUK sy pRvwh pUrw,
AOr hI AnUTI qOr kuMj quMf KolHw hY[
BOrn kI BIr BwrI gUMj qo pRmod puMj,
Jwk JUr JUr kY ivXogI cIq folw hY[
dyvI dyv is`Dn kI lok mYN pRis`D holI,
sRI gurU goibMd isMG, jU ko Awj holw hY[7[
pMifq inhwl isMG lwhOrI:-
(is`KI pRBwkr, Cwp: 1902 eI.)

13. AWbn kI bOr ny ivXogI ibRMdy baury kIny,
PUl hYN plws ko ik AwqS ko golw hY[
kyqkI rvyl jUhI cMpk cbylI kuMd,
kyvVo gulwb kO ihswb qo Aqolw hY[
PYlgI sugMD kI Jkor qoN chU Er,
pMQ ky clYXw lOt gyhu ko FMfolw hY[
dyvI dyv is`Dn kI lok mYN pRis`D holI,
sRI gur goibMd isMG, jU ko Awj holw hY[9[
pMifq inhwl isMG lwhOrI:-
(is`KI pRBwkr, Cwp: 1902 eI.)

14. AOrn kI AwrqI su Awrqw Akwl jU ko,
lokn kI bolI dIn bMDu ko su bolw hY[
AMibkw kVwhI mhwrwj ko kVwh suDw,
colI qoN bKwny bwl, suAwmI jI ko colw hY[
JMfI AO svwrI Awp JMfw jU svwrw nwQ,
JolI qoN qmwm kI su ^wlsy ko Jolw hY[
dyvI dyv is`Dn kI lok mYN pRis`D holI,
sRI gur goibMd isMG, jU ko Awj holw hY[13[
pMifq inhwl isMG lwhOrI:-
(is`KI pRBwkr, Cwp: 1902 eI.)

15. From : Cdr Balvir Singh , balvir57@gmail.com