Bandi Chhor Divas

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Bandi Chhor Divas (Punjabi: ਬੰਦੀ ਛੋੜ ਦਿਵਸ (Gurmukhi); meaning "Day of Liberation" or "Release of Prisoners Day"), also known as Bandi Chhor Dihara, is a Sikh celebration of Diwali commemorating the day when the sixth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Hargobind were released from Gwalior Fort, whom Sikhs believe also freed fifty-two Rajput rajas of the Hill Chieftainships alongside him, who had been imprisoned by Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Emperor Jahangir had held 52 Princes at the Gwalior Fort for several months. Gurdwara Data Bandi Chhor Sahib is located at the place of the Guru's internment in the Fort. The day falls in autumn and often overlaps with Hindu Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated across Punjab and the rest of India. Historically, from the time of the third Sikh Guru Amar Das, Sikhs and Hindus of the time used the occasion of Diwali, Vaisakhi and other such festivals to congregate at the seat of the Gurus. In 2003, Sikh religious leaders and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee...

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