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[[Image:Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara, Punjab, India.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib]], Punjab]]<br />
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'''Shaheedi Sabha''' (earlier ''Shaheedi Jor Mela''<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/after-another-name-change-shaheedi-sabha-begins-in-punjab-5511149/</ref>) is three-day annual religious congregation (get-together) organised every year in December at [[Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib]], in the [[Fatehgarh Sahib]] district of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], India to pay homage to the martyrdom of ''Chhotte Sahibzade'' [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh|Baba Zorawar Singh]] and [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh|Baba Fateh Singh]], the youngest sons of the 10th [[sikh gurus|sikh guru]] [[Guru Gobind Singh]].<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/pb-cm-appeals-to-parties-not-to-hold-political-conferences-at-shaheedi-jor-mela/1440275</ref><br />
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==Martyrdom==<br />
Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh (aged 9 and 6 years respectively) along with [[Mata Gujri]], mother of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] were imprisoned by the governor of [[Sirhind]], [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]]. He offered them treasure and easy lives if they would only convert to [[Islam]], but they refused and stuck their faith in [[Sikhism]]. They were [[Tomb|entombed]] alive by being bricked into a wall on 26 December 1705, but the wall collapsed. [[Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib]], {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the Sirhind<ref>http://www.whereincity.com/photo-gallery/gurudwaras/fatehgarh-sahib-205.htm</ref> marks the site of their live entombment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punjabgovt.nic.in/tourism/TouristCircuits.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-02-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202160630/http://punjabgovt.nic.in/tourism/TouristCircuits.htm |archivedate=2008-02-02 }} Sirhind Tourist Circuits & Cities of Punjab</ref> Their mortal remains were cremated at a nearby place, where [[Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup]] is situated.<ref>https://fatehgarhsahib.nic.in/tourist-place/gurudwara-jyoti-sarup/</ref> <br />
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==Sabha schedule==<br />
[[File:Fatehgarh Sahib Sangat.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Sikh]] sangat at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib]]<br />
The first day of the sabha is observed purely in religious spirits. Earlier on 2nd day of Sabha, rallies and meetings were held by various political parties. But recently all political parties have stopped organizing conferences, to pay the tributes to Chhotte Sahibzade peacefully.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/no-political-conferences-lavish-langars-at-shaheedi-jor-mela-this-year/story-5lbhROFCknjlY0hOKcxaiM.html</ref> Lakhs pray at [[Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib]], [[Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup]] and Gurdwara Thanda Burj on this historic occasion every year during this three-day Sabha.<ref>http://fatehgarhsahib.nic.in/jorh_mela.htm</ref><br />
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Each year, the district administration would do special arrangements for devotees and people visiting the sabha like parking areas, controlling flow of [[traffic]] by setting up special barricades and nakas, [[medical]] & emergency services and by deploying heavy police force for security.<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/prohibitory-orders-issued-for-shaheedi-jor-mela-3-000-cops-deployed-in-fatehgarh-sahib/story-NPSDEsKzPbBmDJuHRfcnpN.html</ref> The [[SGPC|Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] has been arranging deewan, where the Sikh preachers, [[Kirtan|ragis]], [[Dhadi (music)|dhadi jathas]] use traditional music to retell the history of the Sikh. Although Sabha is a religious event, a heavy [[Punjab Police (India)|police]] force is normally deployed all around the Sabha site.<ref>http://www.khalsanet.org/sikhs/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=2</ref> <br />
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==Guru ka langar==<br />
People of villages of adjoining areas organise [[Langar (Sikhism)|Langar]] which is served on the way to lakhs arriving here. The villagers pool grains, vegetables, milk and other eatables and prepare the [[Langar (Sikhism)|langar]] for devotees locally known as [[Sangat (Sikhism)|sangat]]. Women folk prepare food for langar in collective kitchen in open area on the [[Shoulder (road)|roadside]] and men serve it to the [[Sangat (Sikhism)|sangat]] coming from far away areas on [[Buses]], [[Trucks]], trollies and other means of transportation.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Chaar Sahibzaade]], a [[3D film|3D]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] [[Computer animation|animated]] film<br />
*[[Saka Sirhind]]<br />
*[[Battle of Chamkaur]]<br />
*[[Rauza Sharif]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZtFi13gCqU Trailer of Saka Sirhind@youtube.com]<br />
*[https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/the-martyrdom-of-chhote-sahibzade-shaheedi-jor-mela-at-fatehgarh-sahib Audio in Punjabi] <br />
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