Das (Ten) Gurus
An ancient Persian painting depicting the ten Sanatan Sikh Gurus.
top rown left to right: Akali Guru Ramdas, Akali Guru Angad Dev,
Akali Guru Amardas, Akali Guru Arjan Dev
middle row left to right: Akali Guru Hargobind Sahib, Akali Guru
Nanak Devji with Mardana and Bhai Bala, Akali Guru Har Rai Sahib
bottom row left to right: Akali Guru Har Krishan Sahib, Akali Nihang
Guru Gobind Singh, Akali Guru Tegh Bahadur
After the Tenth Living Guru had departed this earth,
the Guruship was vested by him to Adi
Guru Durbar (also known as Sri Guru Granth
Sahib ji within modern mainstream Sikhism).
Adi Guru Durbar
A photograph of an Akali Nihang Singh reading from Adi Guru Durbar
(alongside is kept the Dasam Guru Durbar that contains teachings
of the tenth Guru)
Akali Nihang Guru Gobind Singh left the Akali
Nihang Singh Khalsa in charge as the defender of Sanatan
Dharam. The Khalsa being the living form of the Guru along with
the sacred sacred scripture. The Akali Nihang Singh Khalsa, in turn,
vested Guruship to the writings of Akali Nihang
Guru Gobind Singh ji, in the form of Dasam
Guru Durbar, and Sarbloh
Guru Durbar.