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Holy Jore Sahib of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur enshrined at Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib

The sacred Jore Sahib, the footwear of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, was enshrined at Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib, Bihar, on 1 November 2025 at the end of the nine-day 'Guru Charan Yatra' from Delhi.

Summary

The Jore Sahib enshrinement at Patna Sahib on 1 November 2025 took place in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, whose family had held the relics for more than 300 years, and Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. Custody had been handed over in Delhi on 22 October to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and the Takhat Sri Patna Sahib Management Committee before the nearly 1,500 km yatra through Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) validated the antiquity of the relics and prepared their conservation framework.

Key facts

Date/place
1 Nov 2025, Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib
Relics
Jore Sahib of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
Yatra
Nine-day Guru Charan Yatra, Delhi to Patna, ~1,500 km
Conservation
IGNCA
Present
Hardeep Singh Puri; Governor Arif Mohammad Khan

Practice MCQs 2 questions

Q1 Advanced

The Jore Sahib enshrined at Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib on 1 November 2025 are sacred relics of whom?

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Correct answer: C — Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji

The Jore Sahib is the blessed footwear of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

Q2 Advanced

What was the name of the nine-day yatra that carried the Holy Jore Sahib from Delhi to Patna before their enshrinement on 1 November 2025?

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Correct answer: A — Guru Charan Yatra

The enshrinement marked the culmination of the nine-day 'Guru Charan Yatra' from Delhi to Patna.

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