Saka sirhind
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Chhotte Sahibzade of Guru Gobind Singh
attained martyrdom on 26 December 1705 at a very young age. This is known as Saka Sirhind. Every
year on 26 December, Shaheedi Jor Mela
is organised at Fatehgarh Sahib
, to commemorate the supreme sacrifice at the place of their martyrdom.
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh is the tenth and last Sikh guru in a sacred lineage of ten Sikh gurus. Born in Patna, Bihar in India, he was also a warrior, poet and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of Sikhs at a young age of nine...
attained martyrdom on 26 December 1705 at a very young age. This is known as Saka Sirhind. Every
year on 26 December, Shaheedi Jor Mela
Shaheedi Jor Mela
Shaheedi Jor Mela is organised every year in December at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab to pay homage to the martyrdom of Baba Zorawar Singh ji and Baba Fateh Singh ji, the youngest of the tenth guru of sikhs Guru Gobind Singh's four sons.-Supreme sacrifice:Both...
is organised at Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib is headquarters of Fatehgarh Sahib district, one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.-History:The city is an historically important town north of Patiala, especially for the Sikh faith...
, to commemorate the supreme sacrifice at the place of their martyrdom.