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A Fresco of Guru Gobind Singh and The Panj Piare in Gurdwara Bhai Than Singh built in the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh requested the Sikhs to congregate at Anandpur on Vaisakhi (the annual spring harvest festival). [56] According to the Sikh tradition, he asked for a volunteer. One came forward, whom he took inside ...
On 26 January 1687, at Paonta, she gave birth to Ajit Singh, the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. But due to the battles between Guru Gobind Singh and the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Mata Sundri's son died. [5] Later on it is known that Mata Sundri adopted a child because he resembled to her late son Ajit Singh. [6] [7]
The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. He was succeeded by nine other human gurus until, in 1708, the Guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, which is now considered the living Guru by the followers of the Sikh faith. [3]
It was here that Guru Gobind Singh along with his followers received the sacred head of the ninth Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur, brought from Delhi with great devotion and respect by Bhai Jaita in 1675. The particular spot associated with and sanctified by it, is known as Gurudwara Babangarh Sahib.
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was born in Patna, Mughal Empire on 22 December 1666. [1] [2] He also spent his early years here before moving to Anandpur Sahib. Besides being the birthplace of Gobind Singh, Patna was also honored by the visits of Guru Nanak and Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Not long after this, the Guru set out on a long journey, leaving his wife and mother-in-law at Patna. [5] Painting by Trilok Singh in 1933 depicting Gobind Das with his mother Mata Gujri. This work is based upon a poem written on margins. On 22 December 1666 Mata Gujri gave birth to Gobind Rai, who later became Guru Gobind Singh. [6]
She was the daughter of Har Bhagwan Devan (alias Ramu), a Bassi Khatri of Rohtas, Jhelum District. [3] [4] Mata Sahib Devan was born on 1 November 1681 at Rohtas.She was offered to be a bride of Guru Gobind Singh by her father Bhai Rama, a devout Nanak Naam Leva Sikh, and the nuptials took place on 15 April 1700 at Anandpur. [2]
Guru Tegh Bahadur composed 116 hymns in 15 ragas (musical measures), [22] and these were included in the Guru Granth Sahib (pages 219–1427) by his son, Guru Gobind Singh. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] They cover a wide range of spiritual topics, including human attachments, the body, the mind, sorrow, dignity, service, death, and deliverance.