Bandi Chhor Divas
bandi chhor diva punjabi ਬੰਦੀ ਛੋੜ ਦਿਵਸ gurmukhi meaning day liberation sikh celebration commemorating day sixth guru sikh guru hargobind hindu king released gwalior fort imprisoned mughal emperor jahangir emperor jahangir held king gwalior fort several month gurdwara data bandi chhor sahib located place guru internment fort day fall autumn often overlap hindu diwali festival light celebrated across punjab rest india historically time third sikh guru amar da sikh hindu time used occasion diwali vaisakhi festival congregate seat guru sikh religious leader shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee led prof kirpal singh badungar formally adopted day nanakshahi calendar bandi chhor diva celebrated lighting home gurdwaras celebratory procession nagar kirtan langar community kitchen important sikh celebration along vaisakhi hola mohalla gurpurab bandi chhor diva celebrated guru hargobind released gwalior prison prisoner prince holding robe cape rope guru led innocent ruler safety without sign war battle addition nagar keertan street procession akhand paath continuous reading guru granth sahib bandi chhor shodh diva celebrated firework display sri harmandir sahib well whole complex festooned thousand shimmering light gurdwara organizes continuous kirtan singing special musician sikh consider occasion important time visit gurdwaras spend time family guru hargobind sahib father guru arjan dev arrested order mughal emperor jahangir asked convert islam refusal led torture execution ce event defining moment history india sikh martyrdom guru arjan execution guru hargobind succeeded father next guru sikh guru hargobind june age crowned sixth sikh guru succession ceremony put two sword one indicated resolve maintain spiritual authority piri temporal authority miri execution guru arjan mughal emperor jahangir guru hargobind opposed oppression mughal rule advised sikh hindu arm fight death father hand jahangir prompted emphasize military dimension sikh community different version exist guru imprisoned gwalior fort jahangir one version suggests murtaja khan nawab lahore noticed guru constructed sri akal takhat sahib throne almighty amritsar also strengthening army informed mughal emperor jahangir also emphasized sikh guru making preparation take revenge father torture martyrdom jahangir heard sent wazir khan guncha beg amritsar arrest guru hargobind wazir khan happened admirer guru hargobind rather arresting requested guru accompany delhi telling emperor jahangir wanted meet young guru accepted invitation soon reached delhi jahangir interned gwalior fort another version speaks guru hargobinds imprisonment pretext fine imposed guru arjan paid sikh guru hargobind clear much time spent prisoner year release appears either guru hargobind year old persian record dabistan mazahib suggest kept jail gwalior camp kept muslim army surveillance jahangir per account guru hargobind upon release went amritsar people celebrating festival diwali important event sikh history termed bandi chhor diva festival thought guru string hindu king leave prison diwali