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Guru Har Krishan

Guru Har Krishan Ji

The Sikhs this month celebrate the 349th birth anniversary of their eight Guru, Guru Har Krishan Ji - also fondly called "Bal Guru" as Guru ji became Guru at a young age of only 5 years old.

Every year during late July, huge celebrations are held at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi, India to commemorate this auspicious day. It was at this location in Delhi where Guru ji stayed with Raja Jai Singh during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.


Guru Har Krishan Ji (7 July 1656 - 30 March 1664) was the eighth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 7 October 1661 following in the footsteps of his father, Guru Har Rai Ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Baba Bakala Ji, as the next Guru of the Sikhs. It turns out that this was his granduncle Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. ....Continued