The Guru Who Began Amritsar

A father in Fremont is planning next year's trip to Amritsar with his nine-year-old. Before she stands at the edge of the pool, he wants her to know whose pool it is: Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru, who began the town that became Amritsar.

The Guru Who Began Amritsar is a 14-page printable kit for children about 7 to 11, for his Prakash Purab and for the months before a trip. It tells his story in five short parts: Jetha, the boy from Chuna Mandi in Lahore who sold boiled grams; his years at Goindwal with Guru Amar Das; becoming the fourth Guru in 1574; buying land, digging the pool and inviting people of every trade to build a town around it; and the four Laavan, the wedding hymns, described in English.

What is inside:
- Page 1: cover.
- Page 2: for the grown-up, with both 2027 dates: Saturday 9 October (original Nanakshahi calendar) and about Sunday 17 October (lunar date, the reckoning the SGPC follows). Follow your gurdwara.
- Pages 3 to 7: his story in five parts, each with a drawing or writing box and a question to talk about.
- Page 8: a walk around the pool at Darbar Sahib, in words: the parikarma, Darshani Deori, the causeway, Harmandir Sahib and the pool.
- Page 9: Jetha's path, the places of his life in order.
- Page 10: "when we visit", ten places to tick off in Amritsar.
- Page 11: fill in the blanks, with answers.
- Page 12: your family's plan for the Gurpurab day.
- Page 13: two cards to share with classmates.
- Page 14: a page to keep, with a drawing box and a postcard home.

There are no pictures of the Guru, of the Guru Granth Sahib, of Harmandir Sahib or of any ceremony, and no Gurbani is printed. Print on US Letter or A4.

This printable was created with the help of AI tools, then checked fact by fact.

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