VAISAKHI 2012

Where did VAISAKHI START

• Festival before Sikhs• Festival of Harvest• Festival of Happiness• Festival of “Old Punjab”

Where’s your Pind(Village)

Festivals. ..

Kabbadi

Thanks to MUM for ..ROTI!!

The Golden Bird ...

GURU GOBIND SINGH

Return to Anandpur

Miracle of Vaisakhi

Panj Pyare (5 Beloved’s)

• Bhai Daya Singh• First of the Panj Pyare.• Along with Bhai Dharam Singh, was sent to

deliver the Zafarnamah to Emperor Aurangzeb.

• Exemplified kindness.

• Bhai Dharam Singh• The second of the Panj Pyare.• Son of a farmer from Hastinapur, a small town

along the river Ganges.• Accompanied Guru Gobind Singh to Nanded

and was him at the time of his death.• Exemplified justice and righteousness.

• Bhai Mukham Singh• The third of the Panj Pyare.• Son of a cloth-printer from Gujarat.• Practiced martial arts and took part in many

battles against the Mughal forces.• Died in the battle of Chamkaur.• Exemplified organization.

• Bhai Himmat Singh• The fourth of the Panj Pyare.• Son of a water-supplier from Jagannathpuri.• Proved himself as a brave warrior.• Died in the battle of Chamkaur.• Exemplified courage.

• Bhai Sahib Singh• The fifth of the Panj Pyare.• Son of a barber from Bidar, a town in

Karnataka.• Died in the battle of Chamkaur.• Exemplified majesty.

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BATTLE OF CHAMKAUR