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Guru Amar Das was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on this day of the year 1552.
India Post on the occasion of the 500th Birth Anniversary of Guru Amar Das released a stamp which Portrayed Gurudwara Baoli Sahib.
Guru Amar Das was born on 5 May 1479, he was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552.
Guru Amar Das was the eldest son of Sri Tej Bhan Bhalla Ji, a farmer and trader, and Mata Lachmi Ji. GuruJi's father was a shopkeeper in the village of Basarke near Amritsar.
Guru Amar Das married Mata Mansa Devi and had 4 children - 2 sons (Mohan Ji & Mohri Ji) and 2 daughters (Bibi Bhani Ji & Bibi Dani Ji).
Guru Amar Das became Sikh Guru at the age of 72 following in the footsteps of his teacher Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji, who left the world on 29 March 1552 at age 48. Guru Amar Das established his headquarters in the town of Goindwal Sahib, which was established by Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji.
Some of the contributions of Guru Amar Das included.He made it compulsory for the visitors to Gurdwaras take Langar (Free Blessed Food) before seeing the Guru.He conveyed "First Pangat then Sangat"
Guru Amar Das Discouraged the caste system. Guru Amar Das Raised the status of women by prohibiting the practice of Sati (a wife's suicide on her husband's funeral pyre) and "Parrda" (veil covering the face) .Guru Amar Das Established an administration system for the Sikh congregations.He Also Created the prayer ritual called Anand Sahib, which is one of the Five Banis recited daily.He established the city of Goindval on the banks of river Bias in 1552.
Guru Amar Das Also Contributed 907 hymns to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
First Day Cover Of The Stamp On Sikh Guru Amar Das
Stamp Of Guru Amar Das With Traffic Light
| Number | NYA |
| Stamp Name | Guru Amar Das |
| Stamp Denomination | 30 |
| Stamp Size | 4.06 x 2.7 |
| Stamp Issue Date | 21/12/1979 |
| Stamp Currency | Paise |
| Stamp Type | Multicolored |
| Stamp Perforation | 13 x 13 |
| Stamp Paper Used | Un-watermarked Adhesive Coated Stamp Paper |
| Stamp Printed At | ISP |
| Number Printed | 5 Million Sheets |
| Number In Sheet | 35 |
| Printing Process | Photogravure |
Amritsar Where Guru Amar Das Breathed His Last
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