The two-week long yatra showcasing holy relics of guru sahiban will begin from Wednesday from Patiala with the collaborative efforts of the Punjab Government and the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
During this religious darshan yatra, the relics related to Guru Sahiban, their clothes and weapons would be displayed in a specially-designed 33 feet long bus.
The journey will start on May 6 from Gururdwara Sri Dukhniwaran Sahib in Patiala, and culminate on May 20 at Sri Anandpur Sahib where the relics would be put at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib.
Jathedars of all five Takhts (temporal seats), Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal will flag off the yatra. The event will also mark the participation of religious and political figures too.
The religious procession will have relics related to Sikhs’ sixth master Guru Hargobind, ninth master Guru Teg Bahadar and tenth master Guru Gobind Singh put on display and will pass through every district of the State.
BADAl SUPERVISES ARRANGEMENTS
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is himself overseeing arrangements to make the event a grand success. A special committee, including the State Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema and the Special Principal Secretary to CM KJS Cheema, has been constituted that would supervise the arrangements at grassroot level.
RARE RElICS OF GURU SAHIBAN
The journey would include rare relics of three Sikh masters including 13 relics, clothes and weapons. Two relics are related to Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib including 46 inches long sword and 22 inches long whip.
There is “Siri Sahib” related to Guru Teg Bahadar that has “Sat Sri Akal Guru Teg Bahadar” engraved on it. There are 10 relics related to Guru Gobind Singh.
Amongst the swords exhibited, one sword was gifted by Rai Kalha. The relics also include Chola Sahib, manuscript, hair, comb and turban, 20 inches long iron arrow, three-and-a-half inch long Siri Sahib, 30 inches long wooden spear and five arrows.