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• JAITO DA MORCHA: VICTORY OF SIKHS AFTER  UNDERGOING GRUESOME TORTURES  • MARTYRS OF THE MASSACRE AT SRI NANKANA SAHIB • SIKH MARTYRS SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF  THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF  VADDA GHALLUGHARA • BHAGAT RAVI DAS JI: AN ASCETIC AND A SOCIAL REFORMER • Life and teachings of SRI GURU HAR RAI SAHIB (393rd BIRTH ANNIVERSARY) • Sarbans Danee : Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji • Martyrdom: Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh JI • SARBANS DANEE : SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH jI  • Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib : Voyage of the Severed Sacred Head (Sis Yatra) • BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR JI: THE FOUNDER OF SIKH RULE • Life and teachings of BHAGAT NAMDEV JI • BABA DIP SINGH JI SHAHID : A GREAT LIBERATOR OF RELIGIOUS PLACES • PAY OBEISANCE TO SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI: A PROPHET AND A SOCIAL REFORMER • The 488th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SRI GURU RAM DAS JI • PAYING HOMAGE TO BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR JI: THEFOUNDER OF SIKH RULE ON 306th MARTYRDOM DAY • SARADHS ARE FORBIDDEN IN THE SIKH RELIGION • SULTANPUR LODHI: A SACRED PLACE FOR THE SIKHS • THE MASSACRE AT SRI NANKANA SAHIB • Paying Obeisance to Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib on His 366th Birth Anniversary • Life and place of BABA JAI SINGH KHALKAT JI in Sikh religion

JAITO DA MORCHA: VICTORY OF SIKHS AFTER  UNDERGOING GRUESOME TORTURES 

The Sikh history of the 18th century is replete with the martyrdom of Sikhs at the hands  of Afghan and Mughal rulers who invaded India which was at that time considered a 'sparrow of  gold'. The primary aims of these invaders were to loot the people and convert them to Islam.  These invaders generally returned to their home countries after amalgamating booty although  they also established their rule in Punjab, Delhi and some other parts of India.

MARTYRS OF THE MASSACRE AT SRI NANKANA SAHIB

Until the beginning of the twentieth century the main historical Gurdwaras were  under the control of mahants. It may be added that originally the superior of a  religious establishment was called a mahant. In earlier days the word mahant  referred to the leaders of Nath deras. But during the 18th and 19th centuries many  Gurdwaras were occupied by hereditary controllers who became virtual owners of  their respective Gurdwaras and came to be known as mahants

SIKH MARTYRS SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF  THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF  VADDA GHALLUGHARA

  Ahmad Shah Abdali was a poor pathan who by enhancing his power after conquering  Kandhar, brought Balkh, Sindh, Punjab and Kashmir under his control. He invaded India  eight times during 1747 to 1767 and his sixth invasion which he undertook on February 5,1762 was to annihilate the Sikhs. During this invasion his Afghan army joined by Mughal  army of Sirhind and Malerkotla killed approximately 40,000 Sikhs in a single day i.e. 

BHAGAT RAVI DAS JI: AN ASCETIC AND A SOCIAL REFORMER

Bhagat Ravidas Ji (1377-1527) was born to Raghu Ji and Ghurbinia Ji  at Seer Goverdhanpur in Varanasi (also known as Banaras), Uttar Pradesh. In his  sacred memory, at his birthplace,  Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan Mandir  has  been established. The picture of this Mandir is being given at the end of this write-up.  Throughout the year his followers visit this Mandir to pay respect to him and  especially on his birthday lacs of his followers visit this sacred place to pay their  obeisance.

Life and teachings of SRI GURU HAR RAI SAHIB (393rd BIRTH ANNIVERSARY)

Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib (1630-1661) the seventh Guru of the Sikh faith was  born on January 16, 1630 at Kiratpur Sahib in District Ropar of Punjab. He was the  son of Baba Gurditta Ji (1613-1638) and grandson of Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib  (1595-1644) the sixth Guru of the Sikh faith. This year his birth anniversary is being celebrated on February 3 all over the world. 

Sarbans Danee : Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji

Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708) the Tenth Master of the Sikhs, reverently known as 'Sarbans Danee' i.e. a person who sacrificed his 'sarbans' (whole family) for  helping the oppressed and protecting a person's right to profess the religion of his  own choice. He was born the only son of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib and Mata Gujri  Ji on  Poh Sudi  7 (23  Poh ) Saturday, 1723 Bikrimi i.e. 22 December, 1666 at Patna  Sahib, Bihar.

Martyrdom: Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh JI

The martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji, the two younger sons  of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Master of the Sikhs, born to Mata Jito Ji, which took place on  December 12, 1705 is an unprecedented event and a major landmark in the history of Sikhs.

SARBANS DANEE : SRI GURU GOBIND SINGH jI 

Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708) the Tenth Master of the Sikhs, reverently known as 'Sarbans Danee' i.e. a person who sacrificed his 'sarbans' (whole family) for  helping the oppressed and protecting a person's right to profess the religion of his  own choice.

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib : Voyage of the Severed Sacred Head (Sis Yatra)

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, the ninth prophet-teacher of the Sikhs was  cruelly martyred by beheading him on November 11, 1675 in Chandni Chowk, Delhi  under the orders of Emperor Aurangzeb. Besides martyring Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur  Sahib, Aurangzeb also passed orders that the whole family of the person who goes  near the deceased's body will be annihilated.

BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR JI: THE FOUNDER OF SIKH RULE

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji (1670-1716), a brave Sikh warrior and  founder of the Sikh Rule in Punjab was born on October 27, 1670 at Rajauri in Punchh District of Jammu and Kashmir. His early name was Lachhman Dev. His father Ram Dev Ji, a Rajput farmer trained him in martial arts in early childhood.  At the age of fifteen, the sight of a dying pregnant doe during one of his  hunting excursions made him leave his home as penitence and become an  ascetic. He joined Bairagi Ram Das who named him 

Life and teachings of BHAGAT NAMDEV JI

Bhagat Namdev Ji also spelled as Nam Dev Ji, his full name being Namdev Damaji  Relekar is one of the 15 Bhagats whose hymns Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji included in Sri  Adi Granth Sahib. In compiling Sri Adi Granth Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, in  addition to the hymns of his predecessor Sikh Gurus and his own hymns included  the hymns of 15 Bhagats, 11 Bhatts and four others closely associated with the Sikh  Gurus.

BABA DIP SINGH JI SHAHID : A GREAT LIBERATOR OF RELIGIOUS PLACES

Holding a  khanda  (double-edged sword) in his right hand and his severed  head in his left hand Baba Dip Singh Ji (1682-1757) sacrified his life fighting against  oppression for the liberation of Sri Harimandar Sahib, Amritsar. He was born on  January 26, 1682 in Pahuwind village, which is 40 kms south-west of Amritsar and  falls in District Tarn Taran of Punjab. His parents Bhai Bhagta Ji and Mata Jiuni Ji  were very religious minded. They nick-named him as ‘Deepa’. His father belonged to  Kharra sub-caste of Jat Sikhs and was a farmer.  

PAY OBEISANCE TO SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI: A PROPHET AND A SOCIAL REFORMER

Kartarpur Sahib situated on the right bank of river Ravi in District Narowal of  Pakistan near the Indo-Pak border usually referred to as Kartarpur (Ravi) to  distinguish it from the Kartarpur town which falls in District Jallandhar of Punjab is a  very sacred place for the Sikhs because Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) the  founder of Sikh Religion spent the last 17-18 years of his life at this place and also  left for his heavenly abode from this place. Until the partition of India i.e. 1947 this  place fell in the Tehsil Shakargarh, District Gurdaspur of Punjab. 

The 488th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SRI GURU RAM DAS JI

Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (1534-1581) the Fourth Guru or spiritual  mentor of the Sikhs was born on 25 Assuu Sammat 1591 i.e. 24 September 1534 in his ancestral place Chuna Mandi area, Lahore (now in Pakistan). At his birthplace now stands Gurdwara Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das Ji. The words Ram Das mean 'servant' or 'slave of God'. His earlier name was 'Jetha' which means first born. In fact, he was the only child. His father Hari Das Ji, Sodhi Khatri by Caste was a shopkeeper.

PAYING HOMAGE TO BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR JI: THEFOUNDER OF SIKH RULE ON 306th MARTYRDOM DAY

SARADHS ARE FORBIDDEN IN THE SIKH RELIGION

Saradhs also called sharadhs are forbidden in the Sikh religion whereas in the Hindu religion saradhs are held in memory of the deceased ancestors every year in the month of Asu, the seventh desi month which corresponds to the month of September.

SULTANPUR LODHI: A SACRED PLACE FOR THE SIKHS

The town of Sultanpur Lodhi which falls in the present-day Kapurthala District of Punjab is a sacred place for the Sikhs. Among the sacred places relating to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) the first prophet-teacher of the Sikhs, in addition to Nankana Sahib, District Nankana Sahib (Pakistan), Kartarpur Sahib, District Narowal (Pakistan), and Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur of Punjab this town is of paramount importance for the Sikhs.

THE MASSACRE AT SRI NANKANA SAHIB

Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the main historical Gurdwaras were under the control of mahants. It may be added that originally the superior of a religious establishment was called a mahant.  In earlier days the word mahant referred to the leaders of Nath deras. But during the 18th and 19th centuries, many Gurdwaras were occupied by hereditary controllers who became virtual owners of their respective Gurdwaras and came to be known as mahants.

Paying Obeisance to Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib on His 366th Birth Anniversary

Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib (1656-1664) the eighth Guru or prophet teacher of the  Sikhs was the younger son of Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib (1630-1661) seventh  Guru of the Sikhs and Mata Sulakkhani Ji. He was born on 7 July 1656 at Kiratpur  Sahib which falls in the present-day Ropar district of Punjab. Since his very childhood, he had a religious bent of mind and interests.

Life and place of BABA JAI SINGH KHALKAT JI in Sikh religion

 The great martyr Baba Jai Singh Khalkat Ji, Ravidasia by caste was born in the village Mughal Majra which was situated on Sirhind-Patiala Road at a distance of about 25 kms from Sirhind and about 6-7 kms from Patiala in Tehsil and District Patiala of Punjab.

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