In 2025, the Prakash Purab of Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji will be celebrated on July 19th. Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji was the eighth Sikh Guru, born in 1656 and became Guru at the young age of five after the passing of his father, Guru Har Rai Ji. Despite his young age, Guru Ji was known for his wisdom, humility, and compassion.
Guru Ji is especially remembered for his selfless service during a smallpox and cholera epidemic in Delhi. Guru ji tended to the sick without concern for his own safety and ultimately contracted the illness himself, passing away at the age of just eight years old in 1664.
Guru Har Krishan Ji is lovingly remembered as “Bal Guru” (Child Guru) and is associated with the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi, which commemorates his service and sacrifice.