Anandpur Sāhib — Khālsā founding
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Anandpur Sāhib — Khālsā founding

Anandpur Sāhib — where Gurū Gobind Singh founded the Khālsā

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Sikh
Period · 1665 CE (founding by Guru Tegh Bahadur); 1699 CE (Khalsa founding); 18th–19th c. (Sikh political evolution); 1984; 21st c.

Anandpur Sāhib — Khālsā founding

Tradition

Sikh / Khalsa

The Place

  • Location: Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab (31.2333°N, 76.5°E)

Sacred Narrative

Anandpur Sāhib — founded 1665 by Gurū Tegh Bahādur — is the 2nd of the 5 Takhts of Sikhism. On Vaisākhī 1699, Gurū Gobind Singh established the Khālsā Panth here by creating the Pañj Pyāre (Five Beloved Ones) and initiating the 5-K identity. The Kesgarh Takht marks the exact spot of the khaṇḍe-dī-pahul (double-edged sword initiation). The annual Holā Mohallā (March) sees Sikhs display martial arts (gaṭkā, naṅgā sāṅ, and horsemanship). Population quadruples during the festival.

Why This Entry Matters

India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions — Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk — each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Sikh on its own terms.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraTradition-specific invocations
Offerings
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Sacred colours
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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Anandpur Sāhib — Khālsā founding
    **Anandpur Sāhib** — founded 1665 by Gurū Tegh Bahādur — is the 2nd of the 5 Takhts of Sikhism. On **Vaisākhī 1699**, Gurū Gobind Singh established the **Khālsā Panth** here by creating the **Pañj Pyāre** (Five Beloved Ones) and initiating the 5-K identity. The **Kesgarh Takht** marks the exact spot of the khaṇḍe-dī-pahul (double-edged sword initiation). The annual **Holā Mohallā** (March) sees Sikhs display martial arts (gaṭkā, naṅgā sāṅ, and horsemanship). Population quadruples during the festival.
    — Community tradition + scholarly sources

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific observances
Puja sequence
  1. tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Anandpur Sāhib — Khālsā founding festival
    Seasonally · 1–15 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Sikhscriptural / devotional / oral