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Sikhs hail ordination day of Guru Hargobind Singh Amritsar:
Thousands of Sikhs visited the Golden Temple on Thursday to celebrate the `Gurgaddi
Divas' (ordination day) of Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth Guru of the Sikhs.
They took a holy dip in the lake revered as nectar amid which the famous temple
is located. " 'Gurgaddi Divas' of Sri Hargobind Sahib is being celebrated. A lot
of devotees have come on this occasion to pay obeisance," said Baldev Singh Dhillon,
a devotee. "On this day, he gave a message to the Sikh community that instead
of gifts, devotees should offer him horses, weapons and young boys to fight the
tyrannical Mughal rulers," said Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, former chief priest
of the Golden Temple. Guru Hargobind Sahib ascended the Gurgaddi on June 11, 1606
when he was aged just 11-year-old. He was born on June 19, 1595 at Guru Ki Wadali
near Amritsar and was the only son of fifth Guru Arjan Dev ji and Mata Ganga ji.
Guru Arjan Dev ji was martyred and created history by following the cause of righteousness
during the regime of Jehangir, the Mughal emperor whose tyranny touched heights
of intolerance. Following the martyrdom of his father, Hargobind Singh was left
with no choice except to fight for the sacred cause for which his father had sacrificed
his life. He transformed the Sikh fraternity by introducing martial arts and weaponry
for the defence of the masses and values upheld by the Gurus in the past. Guru
Hargobind Sahib built the Akal Takhat at Amritsar near Harmandar Sahib. Guru Hargobind
was the first Sikh Guru to engage in war and fought against tyranny of the Mughal
Empire. Guru Hargobind left for his heavenly abode on March 3, 1644. -June
12, 2009 |
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