9 July
On this day in 1609
The foundation stone of 12 feet high Akal Bunga (Sri Akal Takhat Sahib) was laid by Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji himself…
in front of the harimandir Sahib The five story building was completed in 1609. The Akal Takhat was carefully constructed by Baba Buddha Ji and Bhai Gurdas Ji. No mason was employed as per Guru’s instructions that no labour would be acquired for its construction.
Also on this day
- 1850Bhai Maharaj Singh arrived in Singapore aboard the Mahomed Shaw, accompanied by his disciple, Khurruck Singh, and moved to Outram Jail
- 1922Kishan Singh Gargaj considers merger of both the Chakarvarti Jathas He alongwith Assa Singh, reaches Hayatpur to meet Karam Singh.
- 1975Akali Dal initiated their protest against the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi and launched an agitation It should be noted that Akali Dal was the only organization to raise such protests. This agitation was successfully concluded on Jan. 17, 1977. A total of 43,472 Sikhs had courted arrest during this agitation.