Shaheedi Jor Mela

Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh (aged 9 and 6 years respectively) along with Mata Gujri, mother of Guru Gobind Singh were imprisoned by the governor of Sirhind, Wazir Khan. He offered them treasure and easy lives if they would only convert to Islam, but they refused and stuck their faith in Sikhism. They were entombed alive by being bricked into a wall on 26 December 1705, but the wall collapsed. Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Sirhind[3] marks the site of their live entombment.[4] Their mortal remains were cremated at a nearby place, where Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup is situated.[5]

Sikh sangat at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib

The first day of the sabha is observed purely in religious spirits. Earlier on 2nd day of Sabha, rallies and meetings were held by various political parties. But recently all political parties have stopped organizing conferences, to pay the tributes to Chhotte Sahibzade peacefully.[6] On last day of Sabha, a religious procession (nagar kirtan) would be taken from Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib to Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup, in a decorated palki sahib.[7] Lakhs of devotee pay their obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup and Gurdwara Thanda Burj on this historic occasion every year during this three-day Sabha.[8] All nearby villagers organize langar for the devotees going to visit Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib for the Sabha along all the roads leading to the gurdwara.

Each year, the district administration would do special arrangements for devotees and people visiting the sabha like parking areas, controlling flow of traffic by setting up special barricades and nakas, medical & emergency services and by deploying heavy police force for security.[9] The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has been arranging deewan, where the Sikh preachers, ragis, dhadi jathas will present devotional songs and give the accounts of the Sikh history. Although Sabha is a religious event, a heavy police force is normally deployed all around the Sabha site.[10]

People of villages of adjoining areas organise Langar which is served on the way to lakhs arriving here. The villagers pool grains, vegetables, milk and other eatables and prepare the langar for devotees locally known as sangat. Women folk prepare food for langar in collective kitchen in open area on the roadside and men serve it to the sangat coming from far away areas on Buses, Trucks, trollies and other means of transportation.

• Chaar Sahibzaade, a 3D Punjabi animated film
• Saka Sirhind
• Battle of Chamkaur
• Rauza Sharif

• Trailer of Saka Sirhind@youtube.com
• Audio in Punjabi