Sacred Jore Sahib reach Patna, devotees gather for ‘darshan’

Jore Sahib, the footwear of Guru Gobind Singh and his wife Mata Sahib Kaur, reached Takht Sri Patna Sahib from Delhi on Saturday as part of the “Charan Suhave, Guru Charan Yatra”, marking a significant moment for the Sikh community.

The sacred relics have been enshrined at Patna Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, for devotees to have ‘darshan’. A large number of devotees gathered along the yatra route too to pay their respects.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, who was present at the ceremony, described it as an “overwhelming and emotional moment” for his family.

In a post on X, he wrote, “We joined the Sikh Sangat to receive and perform ‘seva’ of the sacred Jore Sahib at Takht Sri Patna Sahib.”

Puri shared that his ancestors, who were in the ‘seva’ of Guru Maharaj, had been bestowed with the holy Jore Sahib ‘Charan Suhawa’ more than 300 years ago. The relics were handed over to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and the Takht Sri Patna Sahib Management Committee on October 22 in Delhi. The sacred relics were then carried as part of the nine-day Guru Charan Yatra through Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar before reaching Patna.