Bandai Khalsa

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Banda Singh Bahadur

Bandai Sikhs, is the name given to the followers of the Sikh hero, Banda Singh Bahadur (1670 - 1716), who regarded Banda Singh not only as a great military leader but also as the eleventh Guru of the Sikhs (the Eleventh Nanak) who followed Guru Gobind Singh in an unbroken line of spiritual succession. However, the majority of Sikhs opposed their view and ultimately they were expelled from the Panth by the Tatt Khalsa in 1721. A small number of Bandai Sikhs still exist, they revere the Guru Granth Sahib as their Scripture and most of them undergo the Khalsa initiatory rites, but they still hold to their belief that Banda Singh Bahadur was the eleventh Guru. The common Sikh belief is that the line of human Sikh Gurus ended with Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Master.

They share the common Sikh belief that Banda Singh Bahadur was sent to punjab by Guru Gobind Singh, to punish Wazir Khan and free Punjab from the yoke of Mughal Rule. He started occupying areas. He shook hands with the Hill Rulers and began to hold a Darbar, acting like a Guru in later stages. Banda distorted the mission of the Khalsa neglecting the Sant part of the Sant-Sepahi tradition, established by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib.

Mata Sundri, who was then living at Delhi, issued a hukamnama to capture Banda and his followers, because they were going against the will of Guru Gobind Singh. Baba Binod Singh, one of 5 sikhs sent to accompany Banda, left Banda Singh's party and joined the Tatt Khalsa (Mata Sundri's side). Banda's history is still very confused.