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Bookmark or Share- Guru Hargobind and Bandi Chhor Divas - BBC TeachBandi Chhor Divas translates as 'Prisoner Release Day'. On his release Guru Hargobind travelled to Amritsar, where Diwali was being celebrated. For this reason Bandi Chhor Divas often overlaps...
- All About Bandi Chhor Divas, The Sikh Way Of Celebrating DiwaliBandi Chhor Diwas, or the Day of Liberation, is a Sikh holiday celebrated on the same day as Diwali. The holiday commemorates the release of 52 kings from Emperor Jehangir's capture by Guru Hargobind. The holiday is celebrated with feasts, processions, and candle lighting in Gurudwaras.
- Bandi Chhor Diwas (Sikh Diwali) - A Festival of Light and ResilienceBandi Chhor Diwas is a solemn occasion, marked by the sacrifice of Bhai Mani Singh, the Granthi at Harmandir Sahib, in 1738, as he valiantly defended the sacred shrine. This sacrifice deeply resonated within the Sikh community. The pain deepened further when Ahmed Shah Abdali, an Afghan marauder, plundered and desecrated Harmandir Sahib in 1756.
- Bandi Chor Divas | Sikh Research InstituteBandi Chor Divas. The earlier five Gurus championed the cause of the people, and the Divine-like Guru Harigobind is no different in his immeasurable qualities as a savior. He is the defender of righteousness in this world, an undisputed and unflinching king of the kings.
- Bandi Chhor Divas – Sikh Dharma InternationalBandi Chhor Divas commemorates the release from the prison at Gwalior Fort (in Madhya Pradesh, India) of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, in 1619. This holiday is a commemoration of the “Day of Liberation” for Sikhs.
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