Three centuries of family custodianship, one solemn ceremony, and a sacred legacy now enshrined at its rightful home — Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri marked the first anniversary of the Charan Suhava Yatra on Saturday, 24 October 2026, reflecting on his family's decision to transfer the holy Jore Sahib of Dasam Pita Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) for permanent public veneration at Takht Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib.

Three centuries in one family, now a legacy for the Sangat

The Jore Sahib — the sacred footwear of the tenth Sikh Guru and founder of the Khalsa Panth, and of his revered wife Mata Sahib Kaur Ji — remained in the custody of the Puri family for over 300 years. Puri described the guardianship as 'a profound blessing,' a trust passed down across generations before the family took the deliberate step of placing it in community hands.

Writing on X, Puri said: 'On behalf of my family, I was blessed to hand over the holy relics to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, which ensured that the Jore Sahib found a permanent home at Takht Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib, the sacred birthplace of Dasam Pita.' The transfer elevated a private custodianship into a shared heritage, giving pilgrims and the broader Sikh Sangat direct access to the relics at one of Sikhism's most revered Takhts.

PM Modi's personal role in the relic's journey

Puri credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with taking 'a keen personal interest' in ensuring the Jore Sahib received 'befitting honour, dignity and reverence.' A committee of eminent Sikh Sangat members met the Prime Minister and presented recommendations for the safekeeping and public darshan [veneration] of the relics at Patna Sahib. The minister framed Modi's involvement not as a political gesture but as an expression of the Prime Minister's 'affection and respect for the Sikh community.'

That framing connects to a broader thread Puri drew in the same post. He recalled 2021, when the Government of India facilitated the safe return of the sacred Swaroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji — and the accompanying Sikh delegation — from Kabul to Delhi, following direct Prime Ministerial intervention as Afghanistan descended into crisis. 'I was immensely blessed to perform seva [service] of the holy Swaroops upon their arrival in Delhi,' Puri wrote — a moment that placed him personally at the intersection of faith, diplomacy, and emergency statecraft.

Patna Sahib: why the birthplace matters

Takht Sri Harmandir Ji, Patna Sahib in Bihar is one of the five Takhts — seats of temporal and spiritual authority — in Sikhism, and the only one located outside Punjab. It marks the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, born on 22 December 1666. Housing the Jore Sahib there closes a symbolic circle: the relics of the Guru return permanently to the ground where he entered the world. For Sikh pilgrims who travel to Patna Sahib from across India and the diaspora, the Jore Sahib now becomes a permanent object of darshan rather than a private family treasure.

A pattern of heritage stewardship the government is building on

The Jore Sahib transfer is one point on a longer government arc: improved connectivity and accessibility to major Gurdwaras, the Kabul Swaroops repatriation, and the ongoing preservation of Sikh heritage sites. Puri's post, tagged #GuruCharanYatra, signals that the first-anniversary moment will keep this arc visible in public discourse. His closing prayer — that the holy Jore Sahib 'continue to inspire faith, devotion and Chardi Kala [eternal optimism] in the Sangat for generations to come' — lands the personal and the political in the same register.

The relics have found their permanent home. The anniversary simply asks the Sangat to remember how they got there.