Overview

• Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Sikh community leaders met Modi to hand over a report on securing and displaying the footwear relics linked to Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur.
• The Ministry of Culture examined the items, and carbon testing was conducted to assess provenance and historical significance.
• Modi welcomed the submission and described the relics as integral to Sikh history and to India’s cultural ethos.
• The Puri family says it has safeguarded the relics for more than 300 years, with the late Jasmeet Singh Puri as the last custodian and his widow requesting an appropriate public home.
• Media and official posts indicate the relics are expected to be placed in a Delhi gurdwara, though the final location has not been announced, and singer Harshdeep Kaur performed the Mool Mantra during the delegation’s meeting.