While Diwali is widely celebrated across India as the festival of lights, in Sikhism, the same period holds a distinct and profoundly meaningful significance: Bandi Chhor Divas, literally the “Day of Liberation.” The festival commemorates […]
Bandi Chhor Divas is a Sikh celebration that commemorates the day when the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib, and 52 Hindu kings, who were detained during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, were released […]
Bandi Chhor Divas, i.e., “the day of release of detainees” holds a great significance for the Sikhs since it was on this day in 1619 that the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Hargobind, returned […]
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