Pure, the Lord's own
From Persian 'khalis' (pure) — the disciplined order of baptized Sikhs founded by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699.
The creation of the Khalsa began with the sacrifice-tested Panj Pyare, abolishing caste distinctions and giving every Sikh the identity of a saint-soldier.
The Sikh Prayer of Supplication
Daily Devotional Discipline of the Five Banis
Birthplace of the Khalsa
The Five Ks are the visible articles of faith Guru Gobind Singh gave the Khalsa in 1699, each one a lived reminder of a specific spiritual commitment.
In 1699 at Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh called for heads, then revealed the Panj Pyare alive, founding the Khalsa and its Five Ks.
The fourth Sikh Guru, Ram Das, founded the city later named Amritsar around a sacred pool, the Amrit Sarovar, that his son Guru Arjan Dev would complete around the Golden Temple.