Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 2021: History, significance, teachings
Guru Gobind Singh Ji was born in January (Paush) in 1666 to the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur and Mata Gujri as Gobind Rai in Patna Sahib, Bihar. Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 2021
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Updated: Jan 20, 2021, 12:52 PM IST
Without a doubt, Guru Gobind Singh is one of the most inspiring personalities who ever lived and this year will be marked as the 354th birth anniversary.
Guru Gobind Singh became the tenth Guru of Sikhs and therefore was called Dashmesh pita. He introduced the five Ks - Kanga, Kesh, Kachera, Kara, and Kirpan- in Sikhism. According to the Sikh calendar (Nanakshahi), Gobind Singh Ji was born in January (Paush) in 1666 to the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur and Mata Gujri as Gobind Rai in Patna Sahib, Bihar.
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Bangla Sahib Gurudwara was all lit up on the occasion of 'Parkash Purab', which marks the 354th birth anniversary of tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh on Wednesday.
- Kirpan (a sword or dagger)
- Kacchera (short breeches)
Guru Gobind Singh Ji spread his spiritual teachings to a lot of followers. He wrote many Sikh texts and enshrines Guru Granth Sahib as the ultimate eternal Guru of Sikhism.
Most of Guru Gobind Singh Ji s Bani (or sayings) are found in the Dasam Granth or Dasveh Padshah Ka Granth is given utmost importance has is considered to be the second most important religious book in Sikhism after Guru Granth Sahib.
It has all the text by Guru Gobind Singh ji. Some of the popular Shabads by the tenth Sikh Guru are:
355th Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji: Are we following his teachings? ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 17:05 IST
By Divya Malhotra
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): As the 355th Prakash Parv of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, falls on Wednesday, let s look at his contributions to humanity and the importance of his teachings today.
Born Gobind Rai at Patna Sahib in Bihar, Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the 10th and last of Sikh gurus in human form. He was enthroned at the Guru Gaddi at the age of nine, following the martyrdom of his father, the ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.