Diwali Bandi Chhor Divas
Amritsar punjab india november 14 ani.
Diwali bandi chhor divas. On the occasion of bandi chhor divas and diwali devotees visited the golden temple and took a holy dip in the sarovar on saturday morning. Diwali is a five day festival of lights and is celebrated by hindus jains and sikhs sikhs also celebrate bandi chhor divas which will be marked today saturday 14 november amrit shahi from the west midlands police sikh association explains how shell celebrate this year during lockdown today saturday 14 november many of us will be marking diwali and bandi chhor divas but. Bandi chhor divas is celebrated to mark the historical release of the sixth sikh guru guru hargobind from the mughal prison along with 52 kings in 1620. Devotees also took holy dip in 39sarovar39.
On the auspicious occasion of bandi chhor divas devotees offered prayers at golden temple in punjabs amritsar. In the late 20th century sikh religious leaders increasingly called diwali as bandi chhor divas and the shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee adopted this name along with the nanakshahi calendar in 2003 by the executive committee under president prof. Brown said that diwali and bandi chhor divas celebrated largely by south asian and hindu communities this saturday comprise an event hes got a lot of concern over due to the surge in. Sikhs will also be taking part in bandi chhor divas commemorating the release from prison and return to amritsar of the sixth guru or spiritual leader guru hargobind singh in 1619.
Kirpal singh badungar the. Why sikhs celebrate diwali bandi chhor divas in my darkest hour sikhnet was there for me just like sikhnet is there for youwill you donate today. Amritsar punjab nov 14 ani. Sikhs historically celebrated diwali along with hindus with guru amar das explicitly listing it along with vaisakhi as a festival for sikhs.
Bandi chhor divas is a sikh holiday which coincides with the day of diwali. This celebrates the release from prison and return to amritsar of the sixth guru or. Bandi chhor divas day of liberation coinciding with diwali day is a sikh day of celebration that commemorates the day guru hargobindji was released from mughal jail at gwalior fort.