Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti - 1666-1708
1) Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (also known as Govind Singh) is a Sikh festival commemorating the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s birthday.
2) Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary is being celebrated throughout the country by offering prayers and carrying out processions, it is an auspicious day. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh guru, was born in Patna.
3) Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, gave his life to preserve religious freedom. At nine years of age, he succeeded his father when he became a Guru.
The teachings of Guru Gobind Singh Ji had a huge influence on Sikhs. He stood up against the Mughal rulers and fought against injustice during his lifetime. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh Ji took five men from the lower caste of society and baptized them as His Five Beloveds, giving them great courage and devotion to God.
4) Guru Gobind Singh Ji created the Khalsa, a military force of saint-soldiers he baptized, through his fearlessness and his desire to protect people from being oppressed.
5) He was renowned for being a warrior, a poet, and a philosopher. The tradition of wearing a turban at all times covers his contributions to Sikhism. On October 7th, Guru Gobind Singh died from wounds sustained by an assassin.
He proclaimed the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the holy scripture of Sikhism, the permanent Sikh Guru prior to his death in 1708.
6) Devotees from across the country gathered early morning at the Golden Temple in Amritsar to give prayers on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Gobind Singh. Tweeting a video on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “We bow to venerable Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on his Prakash Parv.”
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