A young Sikh displaying his skill with a sword while demonstrating gatka, an ancient Sikh martial art, during a religious procession in Amritsar, India, yesterday.

It was the eve of the 482nd birth anniversary of the fourth Guru or master of the Sikhs, Sri Guru Ramdas Ji, who established Amritsar in the north-west of the country.

The anniversary is a major religious event for the Sikh community.