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| | Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
 | | The Harminder Sahib was completed in 1601, Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru of the Sikhs decided to enshrine the spiritual wisdom of the Gurus and saints in a holy scripture which would be installed in the Harminder Sahib. |
 | | In the Guru Granth Sahib are enshrined the hymns of six Gurus, thirteen Hindu bhagats (saints - Trilochan, Naamdev, Ramanand, Surdas, Baini, Sadna, Kabir, Ravidas,Parmanand, Ravidas, Sain, Dhanna, Pipa and Jaidev), five muslim divines (Sheikh Farid, Bhikhan, Mardana, Satta and Balwand), a Sikh devotee (Sundar) and twelve bards. |
 | | Guru Ji had had to vacate his beloved Anandpur Sahib, his two younger sons had been martyred at Sirhand and his two eldest sons had died in the midst of battle at Chamkaur, he had suffered heavy losses in men, but still Guru Ji was in buoyant mood. |
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