Whether the event is Vaisakhi (Khalsa Sajna Diwas), Dewali (Bandi Chhor Diwas), or the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Sahib (Sahidi Diwas), Sikhs assemble and commemorate their respectable Gurus and worship to pay homage to their worthy Martyrs. Gurpurabs, as they are more commonly known, are celebrated with immense devotion by the Sikh community all over the globe.
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, is one pious festival of the Sikhs which is celebrated with great fervour. The festival witnesses a huge convoy of Sikhs who congregate to offer extraordinary prayers at Gurudwaras. Guru Gobind Singh was born at Patna Sahib on 22nd December. Generally, his birthday is celebrated in the month of December or in January. At times it falls twice a year as per the Hindu Bikrami Calendar. However, the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh comes on January 5 every year according to the Nanakshahi Calendar.
It is chronicled that after the death of his father Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Guru felt obliged to organize a community of Sikhs into a saint-soldiers’ community. In the year 1699, he assembled thousands of Sikhs together and addressed a massive audience asking his followers to sacrifice their life for him in his devotion. Not long after, five Sikhs came forward to sacrifice themselves, and the sword of Guru Gobind Singh was completely stained with their blood. To the revelation of the huge audience, Guru came out with those five followers wholly dressed in the Pure or Khalsa uniform. The demonstration given by Guru symbolizes the rebirth of the Sikh community into a complete distinct identity saint-soldiers. After initiating the five sacrificed followers or ‘beloved ones’, into a completely new identification of Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh requested them to initiate him. In the chronicle of human history, the absolute conversion of a solidified and distinctive community remained a defining and unique moment.
Guru Gobind Singh and his followers were engaged in many battles against several Mughal rulers during his lifetime. During that turbulent period, he lost his mother and four children in fighting for righteousness. Nevertheless, the Khalsa soldiers stood determined as a sovereign and distinct body, and could efficiently withstand their enemies.
Before his death in 1708, he added a few writings to the Sikh scriptures and requested his worshippers to take spiritual guidance out of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs. The words enclosed in Guru Granth Sahib are from now on and will forever be present as their Guru for the Sikhs.
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, is one pious festival of the Sikhs which is celebrated with great fervour. The festival witnesses a huge convoy of Sikhs who congregate to offer extraordinary prayers at Gurudwaras. Guru Gobind Singh was born at Patna Sahib on 22nd December. Generally, his birthday is celebrated in the month of December or in January. At times it falls twice a year as per the Hindu Bikrami Calendar. However, the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh comes on January 5 every year according to the Nanakshahi Calendar.
It is chronicled that after the death of his father Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Guru felt obliged to organize a community of Sikhs into a saint-soldiers’ community. In the year 1699, he assembled thousands of Sikhs together and addressed a massive audience asking his followers to sacrifice their life for him in his devotion. Not long after, five Sikhs came forward to sacrifice themselves, and the sword of Guru Gobind Singh was completely stained with their blood. To the revelation of the huge audience, Guru came out with those five followers wholly dressed in the Pure or Khalsa uniform. The demonstration given by Guru symbolizes the rebirth of the Sikh community into a complete distinct identity saint-soldiers. After initiating the five sacrificed followers or ‘beloved ones’, into a completely new identification of Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh requested them to initiate him. In the chronicle of human history, the absolute conversion of a solidified and distinctive community remained a defining and unique moment.
Guru Gobind Singh and his followers were engaged in many battles against several Mughal rulers during his lifetime. During that turbulent period, he lost his mother and four children in fighting for righteousness. Nevertheless, the Khalsa soldiers stood determined as a sovereign and distinct body, and could efficiently withstand their enemies.
Before his death in 1708, he added a few writings to the Sikh scriptures and requested his worshippers to take spiritual guidance out of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs. The words enclosed in Guru Granth Sahib are from now on and will forever be present as their Guru for the Sikhs.
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