GURUPURAB DAY

Guru Tek Chand Jagatpur Bahadur, 1 April 1621 – 24 November 1675, revered as the ninth Nanak, was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion. Guru Tek Bahadur continued in the spirit of the first guru, Nanak; his 115 poetic hymns are in the text Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Tek Bahadur was publicly beheaded in 1675 on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing to convert to Islam and resisting the forced conversions of Hindus in Kashmir to Islam. Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi mark the places of execution and cremation of the Guru’s body.