Baba Banda Singh (1670-1716) was a Sikh warrior and commander of the Khalsa army, who established the first Sikh rule in Punjab in 1710 CE. This rule is remembered as the first people's republic led by the Khalsa, with Lohgarh declared as its capital. He is remembered for having broken the yoke of tyrannical rule of Mughals in Punjab.

This oil on canvas by Canada-based painter Jarnail Singh captures the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib, the spiritual and political heart of the Sikhs, set against a vibrant, hues-filled evening sky. Located in Amritsar, these sacred grounds have long served as the theo-political capital of Sikhs across the world.

Baba Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837) was the commander in chief of the army of the Sarkar-E-Khalsa, the Sikh Empire, which established the third Sikh rule in Punjab. Nalwa was responsible for expanding the frontier of the Sikh Empire to beyond the Indus River and right up to the mouth of the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan.

The Palki Sahib is a Sikh structure in which Guru Granth Sahib, the central Sikh scripture, is respectfully housed. The term, Palki, historically refers to a throne for royalty in South Asian cultures. The Palki Sahib, in the Sikh context, is a focal point of the Gurdwara and symbolizes the reverence that is paid by Sikhs to Guru Granth Sahib.

This oil on canvas by painter Jarnail Singh portrays the courtyard of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the supreme temporal authority of the Sikhs, envisioned within a radiant evening sky. The Takht Sahib commands the worldly moral authority of the Sikhs, functioning as the institutional manifestation of the Miri-Piri (Political-Spiritual) doctrine envisioned by the Gurus.

This calligraphy mural, located in the Darbar Hall of the Gurdwara, features the Bani (long-form hymn) of Japji Sahib, the first Bani in the Guru Granth Sahib. Regarded as the first composition of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh faith, the calligraphy in the mural is beautifully rendered in traditional Sikh Gurmukhi script.

During the inauguration of the Gurdwara in 1997, the Nishan Sahib, Sikh flag of sovereignty, was raised in honor of the countless Sikhs killed by Indian forces from 1984 onwards during the Sikh genocide. The plaque at the Nishan Sahib’s base remains a powerful symbol, inspiring the ongoing movement for Sikh self-determination and independence from India.

The gallery of Sikh personalities particularly honors the gallant responders who had resisted the anti-Sikh genocidal campaign of the Indian state. It prominently holds a portrait of the Sikh political leader, Sant Jarnail Singh (1947-1984), who has been recognized by Sri Akal Takht Sahib as the greatest Sikh of the 20th century.

The portraits displayed on the Gurdwara walls honor the individuals who resisted the anti-Sikh genocidal campaign by the Indian state. Beginning in 1984, successive Indian governments and security forces carried out a decade of crimes against humanity and state violence in Punjab, to brutalize the Sikh spirit.