BAISAKHI OR VAISAKHI-THE BIRTH DAY OF KHALSA

Baisakhi is generally celebrated on the First Day of BAISAKH (Indian month)

On this memorable Baisakhi day on March,30 of A.D.1699 , Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji-The tenthGuru ( Master) of the Sikhs, called a big meeting at Kesgarh Sahib near the City of Anandpur Sahib,Punjab INDIA.

Between fifty to eighty thousand Sikhs attended this meeting. When all were expecting to hear words of comfort and consolation from the lips of their Guru, they were perturbed to see him with a drawn sword in his hand and cried ' Is there anyone here who would lay down his life for Dharam?'

There was a big silence, but the Guru went on repeating his demand.

At the third call Daya Ram, a Khatri of Lahore, rose from his seat and offered himself. The Guru took him into an adjoining enclosure and soon after came out with the (blood) dripping sword in hand and flourshing it before the gathering, asked again, 'Is there any other Sikh here who will offer himself as a sacrifice(for the cause of dharma)?

At this Daram Das, a Jat of Delhi came forward and was taken into the enclosure.The Guru again came out with the blood-stained sword, and made his previous demand. In the same way three other men stood up, one after another, and offered themselves for the sacrifice. One was Mohkam Chand, a chhimba of Dwarka (Gujarat State); another was Himmat, a cook of Jagannath (Orissa State); and the third was Sahib Chand, a barber of Bidar (Karnataka State).

The Guru, after dressing the five in handsome clothes, brought them from the assembly.

These five were then administered 'Khande di Pahul' (the double-edged Sword Amrit). They were then knighted as Singhs, as the Five beloved ones (Panj Payare), the first members of the Order of the Khalsa.

The Guru then asked them to administer the Pahul (Sikhism's way of Baptism) to him in the same manner in which he had given the Pahul to them, and it was done so.

The Baisakhi is generally celebrated on 13th April every year.This year as per the NANAKSHAHI CALANDER the Baisakhi is on 14th April 2009

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