In honor of the Baisakhi harvest festival, the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board has officially designated a cluster of 18th-century brick granaries in the Gurdaspur district as protected cultural monuments. These structures, dating back to the Sikh Empire, served as the focal point for regional agricultural distribution and were the primary sites for communal 'Langar' feasts during seasonal celebrations.
Conservationists noted that the granaries feature unique ventilation systems designed to preserve wheat for year-long storage, reflecting the advanced agrarian knowledge of the period. By granting these sites protected status, the government aims to preserve the tangible heritage associated with the birth of the Khalsa and the centuries-old tradition of celebrating the spring harvest.