The journey of Guru Gobind Singh and his wife Mata Sahib Kaur’s sacred footwear, dubbed the “Charan Suhawa”, will begin from the Capital’s Gurdwara Moti Bagh next week.
The sacred relics will be taken to Patna Sahib as part of the “Guru Charan Yatra”. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, whose family has had the custody of the holy relics over the last three centuries, said the Yatra will start on October 23. It will conclude with their enshrinement in Patna on November 1.
Making a formal announcement, Puri said that the “Joda Sahib” — measuring 11” by 3½” for the right foot of Guru Gobind Singh and 9” by 3” for the left foot of Mata Sahib Kaur — will be carried from Delhi to Patna Sahib as part of the “Charan Suhawa, Guru Charan Yatra,” allowing devotees along the route to have the darshan of the sacred relic.
He said that the Yatra will also include the presence of Guru Granth Sahib and the Panj Pyare (the Five Beloved Ones).
Puri said on the night of October 22, a special Kirtan Samagam will be held at Gurdwara Moti Bagh Sahib, where devotees can have darshan of the Joda Sahib.
“The Charan Suhawa Yatra will begin on October 23 from Gurdwara Moti Bagh and reach Faridabad by night. On October 24, it will travel from Faridabad to Agra; on the 25th to Bareilly; on the 26th to Mahangapur; on the 27th to Lucknow; on the 28th to Kanpur; on the 29th to Prayagraj,” he said.
“On the 30th, it will proceed through Varanasi to Sasaram; on the 31st, it will reach Gurdwara Guru Ka Bagh, Patna Sahib; and on the morning of November 1, it will arrive at Takht Sri Patna Sahib, marking the conclusion of the Yatra,” he added.
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Last month, Puri and members of the Sikh Sangat had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a report recommending measures for safekeeping and befitting display of the sacred relics, which have been under the custodianship of the Puri family for over 300 years and were placed at the residence of his late cousin, Sardar Jasmeet Singh Puri, in Karol Bagh, Delhi.
