Daya Singh

[1] Among the inaugural panj piare quintet, he is traditionally the highest-regarded as he was the first to answer the call for a sacrifice from the guru.

[2] In 1677, the family of Suddha, including his son Daya Ram and wife Diali, shifted permanently to Anandpur and sought the blessings of Guru Gobind Singh.

[2] While living in Anandpur, Daya Ram who had a background of education in Persian and Punjabi, pursued the study of martial arts, the classics, and gurbani.

[2] Daya Singh became a highly-regarded attendant of the Sikh guru and took part in important battles at Anandpur and Chamkaur.

[2] However, when the pair reached Ahmadnagar via Aurangabad, they discovered that they would not be able to personally deliver the letter to the Mughal emperor as had been instructed.

[8] Gurdwara Bhai Daya Singh in Dhami Mahalla in the interior of Aurangabad marks a temporary stay of his in the house of a local Sikh.

Painting of the establishment of the Khalsa order and Panj Piare institution by Guru Gobind Singh and Mata Jito at Anandpur in 1699, circa 19th century. Daya Singh can be seen standing with the four other members of the inaugural Panj Piare quintet.