Exclusive Pictures: Amritsar’s Golden Temple adorned to mark Guru Ram Das Ji Gurpurab 2022

Amritsar, October 11: The glorious abode of the Almighty, Golden Temple is glowing a lot more than usual today as it marks Shri Guru Ram Das Ji Jayanti 2022. Entire premises of Shri Harmandir Sahib has been adorned with exotic flowers to honour birth anniversary of fourth sikh Guru Shri Guru Ram Das. Guru Ram Das Ji Gurpurab 2022 wishes have been pouring in from all across the world since Tuesday morning. Also Read | Karan Johar's goodbye to Twitter sparks meme fest on social media Guru Ram Das Ji, born as Jetha, at the tender age of 12, accepted Guru Amar Das as his mentor and was later married to his daughter, making him a member of Guru Amar Das's family. Before the death of Guru Amar Das, he choose Bhai Jetha as his successor and renamed him as Ram Das, which means 'servant of god'. Ever since then, he was known as Guru Ram Das and became the fourth guru of Sikhism in 1574. Guru Ram Das Jayanti 2022 is one of the vital days for all Sikhs as, on this day, they honour him for his contributions to the Sikh community. Born on September 24, 1534, in a Sodhi Khatri family in Chuna Mandi, Lahore. His father Hari Das and mother Daya Kaur died when he was only 7-years-old. He was brought up by his grandmother and at the age of 12, he accepted Guru Amar Das as his mentor. Guru Ram Das had three sons among which Guru Arjan, his youngest son became the fifth Guru after his death. After becoming the fourth Guru of the Sikh community, he faced hostility from Guru Amar Das' sons and due to this reason; he shifted and formed his official base in another town. The newly found town was called Ramdaspur but was later renamed as Amritsar, the holiest city of the Sikh community. Also Read |Russia-Ukraine conflict: Indian embassy in Kyiv advises Indians to avoid all non-essential travel -PTC News