Jyoti jyot Gurpurab Shri Guru Harigobind Sahib ji

Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji's Jyoti Jot Gurpurab is a very important day for all Sikhs in the world.

It is the day that commemorates the day when Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, left his mortal body on Chet Sudi 5th, Bikram Samvat 1701. Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji is known as the "Master of Miri-Piri" because he highlighted the significance of both spiritual and worldly power.

He was the first Sikh Guru Sahib to bear arms and instructed his followers to fight for their rights against oppression.

Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji, was the only son of Shri Guru Arjan Dev Sahib ji, who ascended the throne of Sikh Guruship on the martyrdom of his father when he was only 11 years old. Guru Sahib ji, built Akal Takht as the temporal seat of authority opposite the Golden Temple in Amritsar. He built a small fort, called Lohgarh and kept a small army (cavalry).

He was the first Sikh Guru who ordained his Sikhs to bring offerings of weapons and horses.

Dhan Dhan Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Maharaj

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