Today Is Bandi Chor Diwas

[AkaliNihung]

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guru pyare sangat ji ,as we all know we celebrate bandhi chor diwas during the day of diwali but in real bandi chor diwas is today...today is the day when guru sahib had freed 52 kings......the diwali day which we all celebrate is the day when guru sahib had reached Amritsar after one month from gwalior,singhs where so happy seeing guru sahib arrival that they celebrated that day as DEEP MALA .......

so 1 month before diwali is real bandi chor diwas

so happy bandi chor diwas to all of you

below is a video of gwalior kila u can have darshan

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Bandi_Chhorh_Divas

and video

[AkaliNihung]

[JasSinghKhalsa]

Which Gurudwara is this Chola Sahib kept?

[chatanga]

there is a gurdawra in Ludhiana with Gurus chola in it, i have seen it, but cant remember if this is it. its somewhere near Rara Sahib

[spiritfighter]

Weheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fathe,

Could Sangat please print the below leaflet our and distribute at local Gurdwareh and other places: people keeping wishing me "Happy Diwali" and this is frustrating as little appears to be known of the sacrifices and stand that Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji made for others.

The words should fit on a single A4.

Gurfathe

For Sikhs is it Diwali or Bandi Chor?

‘Bandi Chor Divas’ means ‘Day of Freedom’ and is celebrated both by Sikhs and Hindus but for different reasons.

At the tender age of 11 years, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji was nominated by His father Guru Arjan Dev Ji, to be the next Guru of the Sikhs.

Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji’s life was partially devoted to building the martial strength of the Sikh community; molding the Sikhs into a self-reliant and brave people for the critical times ahead.

Guru Ji emphasised the importance of the knowledge of weapons and maintained a fully trained army. Wrestling matches, target practice and swordsmanship were all encouraged by Guru Ji.

After learning about the martial training of the Sikhs and Guru Ji’s increasing popularity, the mogul emperor Jahangir grew to dislike Guru Ji. He saw Guru Ji as a threat to the moghul rule.

Jahangir summoned Guru Ji to Delhi and was asked to pay a fine. A similar fine had been imposed upon Guru Ji’s father, Guru Arjan Dev Ji for refusing to change Gurbani to reflect upon Islam in a more favourable light. Just as Guru Arjan Dev Ji had refused to pay the unjust fine levied by the mogul emperor, so too did Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. Thus Guru Ji was imprisoned at Gwalior fort along with 52 other Hindu Princes and Rajas. Jahangir later realised his mistake in imprisoning such a spiritual being and ordered Guru Ji to be set free.

To the surprise of all, Guru Ji himself placed a condition upon His own release and so refused to leave.

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He stated that He would only vacate the prison on the condition that the other Rajas and Princes wrongfully detained be set free also.

This annoyed Emperor Jehangir who perhaps mockingly submitted that only those who may hold on to the Guru’s cloth on His leaving, may leave with Him.

Guru Ji wove into His chola 52 tassels. So it was that on that day, by placing a single tassel into each of the Raja’s hands, each was led by the Guru to freedom.

It is for this reason that Guru Ji is called “Bandi Chor”, literally meaning Liberator of the bounded.

Today there stands at the site of the Fort a magnificent Gurdwara in memory of the sixth Guru. Pilgrims from all over and of different faiths visit this Gurdwara to pay homage to Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji.

At the time of Divali it is not the Hindu festival of lights that Sikhs celebrate but in fact the release of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji from Gwalior fort and His return to Amritsar. When the Guru returned to Amritsar, a magnificent celebration was held. The Harmandir Sahib was beautifully decorated and fireworks illuminated the sky. On this day we light up the sky and light candles to commemorate the returning of the Guru.

For a Sikh this day is called Bandi Chor Day.

Further if Sangat knows of a more relevant thread, please paste the leaflet there.

[JasSinghKhalsa]

Please clarify my confusion -

Is Bandi Chod Diwas today or 1 month ago was Bandi Chod Diwas and today Guru Jee arrived Amritsar?

If today is Bandi Chod Diwas, then Guru Jee arrived Amritsar 1 month from now?

Do Sangat also know when Guru Nanak Dev Jee freed prisoners from Babar's prison?

[S4NGH]

Happy Deepavali (Divali) to all Hindus and all those defined as Hindu under article 25 of the Indian constitution

[Shaheed Singh Khalsa]

We do not celebrate Diwali in our household, but Happy Diwali to any Hindustanis on this forum. May your year ahead be filled with compassion, humility and love. Waheguru

[N30S1NGH]

Bandi Chor Divas/Divali at golden temple:

[bluespace]

please celebrate bhandi chor divas as a "celebration" not something to celebrate becasue we want to counter divali.........divali is about light over dark, good over evail if we sikh do not celebrate this then what is sikhi?