Gobind Sadan
On 20 October, 2025, Gobind Sadan in Delhi joyously celebrated Diwali, the festival of light, in memory of the return of Lord Ram from 14 years of exile–the triumph of good over evil. Children of Baba Virsa Singh ji Maharaj Primary School painted divas and presented a happy programme of dances for the occasion. Residents and foreign guests of various religions, as well as the children’s interfaith class, decorated more divas and made rangoli designs of coloured powders around a large tree. In the evening, hundreds of divas were illuminated at Angeetha Sahib, Maharaj ji’s garden, Jesus’ Place, the mosque, the mandirs, and Gurdwara Sarbat Sangat.
On the next evening, 21 October, Gobind Sadan also celebrated Bandi Chhor Divas, the historic release of Guru Hargobind, the Sixth Sikh Guru, from Gwalior prison. He had been imprisoned for political reasons by the Emperor Jehangir. When the emperor decided to release him, the Guru refused to leave so long as the other political prisoners in the jail were not freed. The Emperor agreed to release only those who could hold on to his dress. Guru Hargobind thus had a special dress with 52 long tassels made so that all 52 Rajput princes who were being held there unjustly could walk out of the jail with him to freedom. Bandi Chhor Divas is thus a celebration of freedom and selfless compassion and courage. Gobind Sadan celebrated this special day with lighting of hundreds of divas throughout the central community as well as holy places on the hillside. Grand celebrations with divas and lights were also held in Shiv Sadan and Sarawan Bodla.
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