Sacred Sikh reliquary journeys from Delhi to Patna after more than 300 years

An important holy relic related to the Sikh faith, the sacred Jore Sahib, the actual footwear of the 10th Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj and his wife Mata Sahib Kaur Ji, had an unusual 1500-kilometre long journey from New Delhi to Patna after a gap of more than 300 years to be finally established on November 1 at the Takhat Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib.

The establishment of the reliquary at Patna Sahib, the birthplace of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, is being seen as a major event in the Sikh faith, as the private custodians of the relics have offered them to the larger Sikh congregation. The relics were scientifically validated by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, and a system for transporting and further preservation of the relics was created.