GURU TEGH BAHADUR, SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Oil on card, laid down board decting Guru Tegh Bahadur. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. He was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru. Considered a principled and fearless warrior, he was a learned spiritual scholar and a poet whose 115 hymns are included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the main text of Sikhism. 77 by 56 cm.

Estimate:£668.76

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