Prakash Utsav Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib ji: July 14, 2020


A few pictures of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, New Delhi on the occasion of birth anniversary of Bala Pritam Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib ji


Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib ji is also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru), and sometimes spelled in Sikh literature as Hari Krishan Sahib. He is remembered in the Sikh tradition for saying "Baba Bakale" before he died, which Sikhs interpreted to identify his granduncle Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji as the next successor. Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji had the shortest reign as Guru, lasting only 2 years, 5 months and 24 days.


He is remembered in the Sikh tradition for saying "Baba Bakale" before he died, which Sikhs interpreted to identify his granduncle Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji as the next successor. Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji had the shortest reign as Guru, lasting only 2 years, 5 months and 24 days.


 
Guru Har Krishan, born 17 July 1656 – 9 April 1664 was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus. At the age of 5, he became the youngest Guru in Sikhism on 7 October 1661, succeeding his father, Guru Har Rai Ji. He contracted smallpox in 1664 and died before reaching his 8th birthday.