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Besakhi - the Sikh Perspective It is well known fact that Guru Amar Das had extensively travelled to the places of the pilgrimage, both before and after the attainment of the Gurudom. He came across thousands of people, as well, who were, proceeding on such sojourns. They had to travel hundreds of miles through arduous circumstance; some never reached their destinations and some never returned home to see their loved ones. There is no dearth of stories of innocent people being exploited and plundered by the so-called priests at such `tirath asthans'. The pilgrims were harassed and expropriated by the officials of Mughal Sarkar's Tax (Jaziya) Collectors. On top of all that Guru Amar Das observed thousands dying of cholera and other diseases by having dip in and drinking the polluted and contaminated water. Guru Amar Das wanted people to be emancipated of such miseries. His ever-innovative mind thought of providing people...

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