Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

Commemorates the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.

This year it falls on January 06.

• Guru Gobind Singh was born on December 22, 1666, in Patna, Bihar.
• He became Guru at the age of nine after the martyrdom of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur.
• He founded the Khalsa in 1699, emphasizing justice, equality, and devotion.
• Finalized the Guru Granth Sahib and declared it the eternal Guru in 1708.