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  2. Guru Gobind Singh - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Gurpurb - Wikipedia

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    Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru's birthday generally falls in December or January. The celebrations are similar to those of Guru Nanak's birthday, namely Akhand Path, procession and Kirtan, Katha, and Langar. The martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru, falls in May or

  4. List of Sikh festivals - Wikipedia

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    Parkash Utsav Dasmeh Patshah Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji: January 5: This festival's name, when translated, means the birth celebration of the 10th Divine Light, or Divine Knowledges. It commemorates the birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru. The festival is one of the most widely celebrated event by Sikhs. Sikh New Year

  5. Sikh gurus - Wikipedia

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    Guru Gobind Singh (spirtually) [4] Mata Sahib Devan (spiritually) [16] Whilst prevalent in the 18th century, this manner of guruship went into decline following the rise of Ranjit Singh and is seldom evoked today, being overshadowed by the Guru Granth. [4] 12 Guru Granth Sahib: 29 August 1604

  6. 350th Prakash Parv - Wikipedia

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    The 350th Prakash Parv (also Prakash Utsav) or birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh ji was celebrated in January 2017 in Patna, India. [2] 2017 is the year of the 350th anniversary of the 10th Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher.

  7. Nanakshahi calendar - Wikipedia

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    [50] SGPC president, Gobind Singh Longowal, on 13 March 2018 urged all Sikhs to follow the current (2014) Nanakshahi calendar. [51] The previous SGPC President before Longowal, Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar, tried to appeal the Akal Takht to celebrate the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh on 23 Poh (5 January) as per the original Nanakshahi calendar ...

  8. Khalsa - Wikipedia

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    Whilst extant hukamnamas of Guru Gobind Singh from the period of 1699 to 1707 refer to local Sikh congregations or individual Sikhs as being the guru's Khalsa (often with the phrase 'Sarbat sangat mera Khalsa hai' meaning "the entire congregation is my Khalsa"), with the coming of the end of a personal guruship, Guru Gobind Singh would then ...

  9. Khanda (Sikh symbol) - Wikipedia

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    Early Khanda design from a promotional flyer advertising the upcoming birthday celebration of Guru Gobind Singh, Vancouver, Canada, December 1911. The modern Sikh symbol is never written on or in any copy of the Guru Granth Sahib. The main symbol traditionally used in the Guru Granth Sahib and Gurdwaras around the world is "Ik Onkar ...