Thousands took part in the Nagar Kirtan procession in Gavesend, Kent.

The procession celebrated the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi which marks the spring harvest for farmers and communities in Punjab in northern India.

Nagar Kirtan involves the processional singing of holy hymns throughout a community. It can be practiced at any time but it is customary in the month of Vaisakhi.  

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Members of the Sikh community follow the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, during the Nagar Kirtan procession through Gravesend, Kent. (Pictures Gareth Fuller/ PA)

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The Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, is carried from the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara temple (Fuller/PA)

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