Patna Sahib Mahotsav
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{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Patna Sahib Mahotsav
| native_name = पटना साहिब महोत्सव
ਪਟਨਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਮਹੋਤਸਵ
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| image = Takht Harmandir Saheb during Prakash Utsav.jpg
| caption = Patna Sahib during Prakash Utsav
| status = active
| genre = festivals
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| venue = Mangal Talab (2008-13)
S K Memorial Hall (2014)
| location = Patna Sahib, Patna, Bihar
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| country = India
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| first = 2008
| founder_name = Nitish Kumar{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Patna-Saheb-Mahotsava-on-the-anvil/articleshow/2703413.cms | title=Patna Saheb Mahotsava on the anvil | work=The Times of India | date=16 January 2008 | accessdate=7 March 2015}}
| last = 30–31 May 2014
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| next = 2015
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| website = {{URL|patna.bih.nic.in/Mahotsav/patnasahibmahotsav.htm}}
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Patna Sahib Mahotsav (festival), is an annual two-day cultural event at Patna, India. It is organized by the Tourism Department of Government of Bihar, is usually celebrated around Baisakhi near Takht Sri Patna Sahib, the birthplace of tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Fervour-gaiety-mark-Baisakhi-celebrations-in-state-capital/articleshow/12658096.cms | title=Fervour, gaiety mark Baisakhi celebrations in state capital | work=The Times of India | date=14 April 2012 | accessdate=7 March 2015}}
Overview
The first edition of mahotsav was started in 2008 at the Mangal Talab of the Manoj Kamalia Stadium,{{cite web | url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/02/mangal-talab-to-be-developed-as-tourism-hotspot-of-patna/ | title=Mangal Talab to be developed as Tourism Hotspot of Patna | publisher=BiharPrabha.com | date=10 February 2013 | accessdate=7 March 2015}} on the eve of Baisakhi. Since then, it is an annual event in the calendar of Bihar Government. However, in 2009, the event was not celebrated due to 2009 Indian general election.{{cite web | url=http://www.iamin.in/en/patna-sahib/news/patna-sahib-skip-patna-sahib-mahotsav-time-35780 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160117/http://www.iamin.in/en/patna-sahib/news/patna-sahib-skip-patna-sahib-mahotsav-time-35780 | url-status=unfit | archive-date=2 April 2015 | title=Patna Sahib to skip Patna Sahib Mahotsav this time | publisher=I am in dna of Patna Sahib | date=6 April 2014 | accessdate=7 March 2015}} In 2014, it was rescheduled again due to 2014 Indian general election, after which it was held on 30–31 May and for the first time it was held at Shri Krishna Memorial Hall.{{cn|date=May 2020}}