Today is the birthday of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second guru of Sikhs, Guru Angad Dev Ji was born on 31st March 1504 and the Sikh community will celebrate his 517 birth anniversary today. Guru Angad Dev Ji was born in Harike village in Punjab. He was born in a Hindu family in the house of Pheru Mal and Mata Ramo.

However, many people do not know how they were chosen as the successor of Guru Nanak Dev? Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, chose Guru Angad Dev Ji as the successor of his sons. There is a famous story of how he was chosen as a successor, a jug fell into the mud and Guru Nanak Dev Ji told his sons to raise it, but his sons refused to do it because they thought it was not a good job. Then, Guru Nanak Dev Ji asked Guru Angad Dev Ji to take it up and he raised it without hesitation. This affected Guru Nanak Ji and nominated him as the second successor on September 7, 1539.

Here are some unknown facts about Guru Angad Dev Ji on his birth anniversary:

1. The birth name of Guru Angad Dev Ji was Lehna. Guru Nanak Dev Ji named Angad by himself. The name Angad means part of the body.

2. Guru Angad Dev Ji married Mata Khivi on January 15 at the age of 16.

3. Guru Angad Dev Ji wrote about 62 to 63 verses and also improved it in Gurumukhi script.

4. Guru Angad Dev Ji started the langar system and also set up other centers for the practice of Sikhism.

5. After Guru Angad Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji became the successor, the third successor of Sikhism. Guru Amar Das visited more than 20 pilgrim places including Haridwar and Amritsar.

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