Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a Sikh delegation led by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi on Friday, where he received recommendations for the secure preservation and public display of the Jore Sahib, a 300-year-old pair of sacred footwear belonging to Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Sahib Kaur.

The relics, custodied by Puri’s family for generations, symbolize the founding of the Khalsa Panth and values of courage and equality, with proposals suggesting placement at a Delhi gurdwara.

The Prime Minister took to X to expressed his emotion at being bestowed such honor on by members of the Sikh delegation.

In his words: “I was very happy to receive the distinguished and accomplished members of the Sikh delegation who handed over their recommendations with regard to the safekeeping and befitting display of the immensely sacred and invaluable holy ‘Jore Sahib’ of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Sahib Kaur Ji.

“Holy relics as significant and spiritually important as the ‘Jore Sahib’ are as much a part of the glorious Sikh history, as they are of the cultural ethos of our nation.

“The holy relics will inspire the future generations to follow the path of courage, righteousness, justice and social harmony shown by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.” Modi added