Himmat Singh (Sikhism)
Bhai Himmat Singh, born as Himmat Rai, was one of the inaugural group of Panj Pyare, or the first group of the Five Beloved in Sikhism.
Biography
Early life
He was born in 1661 in Jagannath Puri in modern-day Odisha, India into the caste of water-suppliers. His family belonged to the Jhivar caste. His father was named Gulzari whilst his mother was named Dhanno.Later life
He reached Anandpur at the age of 17 to serve the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. He was the third to answer the call by the Guru during the ceremony to formalize the Khalsa order in 1699 atop a hill in Anandpur.He received the vows of the Khalsa at Guru Gobind Singh's hands and was renamed Himmat Singh. At Anandpur, he took part in battles with the surrounding hill chiefs and imperial commanders. He died in the Battle of Chamkaur on 7 December 1704 or 1705. Himmat Singh was viewed as being an avatar of an obscure Bhagat named Phandak.