Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Modi Receives Recommendations on Sacred Sikh Relics
The Prime Minister met with a Sikh delegation to discuss how to best protect and display the 'Jore Sahib', which are holy shoes belonging to Guru Gobind Singh and his wife.
These relics are very important in Sikhism.
The meeting focused on recommendations for the relics' future, including ensuring more people can see them.
The relics have been in the custody of the Puri family for over 300 years, and the government wants to ensure the relics are accessible to more people.
Authenticity was confirmed by carbon testing.
PM Modi met with a Sikh delegation to discuss the 'Jore Sahib' relics.
The 'Jore Sahib' are the footwear of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur.
The relics are considered sacred within Sikhism.
Recommendations were presented for the relics' safekeeping and display.
The Puri family has held custodianship of the relics for over three centuries.
- Who
- PM Modi and a Sikh delegation
- What
- Discussed recommendations for preserving and displaying the 'Jore Sahib' relics.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- New Delhi
- Why
- To ensure the relics' safekeeping and enable greater public access.
- Event
- Meeting on the safekeeping and display of the 'Jore Sahib'
- Relics
- 'Jore Sahib' (footwear) of Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur
- Meeting Participants
- PM Modi and Sikh delegation led by Hardeep Singh Puri
- Objective
- Preservation and display of the relics
- Custodianship
- Puri family (over three centuries)
- Authenticity
- Verified by Ministry of Culture (carbon testing)
- Relic Details
- Right foot shoe: 11" x 3.5", Left foot shoe: 9" x 3"
Sources
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