Sikh martial arts on display in Punjab

American Sikh students from the Miri Piri Academy, a Cambridge affiliated international boarding school, perform Gatka or Sikh martial art during the eve of birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar. (AP Photo)

A Sikh youth performs an act of Gatka or Sikh martial art during a religious procession on the eve of birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das in Amritsar(AP Photo)

Gatka ia a Sikh martial art which is performed usually during religious events.(AP Photo)

An act of fire by a Sikh devotee. It needs a lot of courage and faith in God to learn and perform these skills.(AP Photo)

A car is driven over the back of a Sikh youth as he displays martial art skills. (AP Photo)

A Sikh youth burns camphor on his tongue as he displays martial art skills. (AP Photo)

Larege no. of people attended the anniversarry of the Sikh Guru.(AP Photo)

Larege no. of people attended the anniversarry of the Sikh Guru.(AP Photo)

Nihangs or Sikh warriors visit the Golden Temple, Sikh's holiest shrine, to pay obeisance to Guru Ram Das in Amritsar. (AP Photo)