Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive1882–1926 · evidence-first digital heritage

Claim record · CP11-KAR-SEWA

Among the Panj Pyare at the 1923 Kar Sewa

C Attributed / requires confirmation Movement contested depends on the 2026 biography

According to one account, he was chosen as one of the Panj Pyare to lead the Kar Sewa — the ceremonial desilting and cleaning — of the sarovar at the Golden Temple on 17 June 1923, reportedly the first such undertaking since 1842. The claim is currently supported only by press-level sourcing.

This is the exact wording approved for public display. It is never strengthened beyond what the tier — Partially supported — published only with attribution — permits.

Evidence

Tier
C Attributed / requires confirmation Press-only, single-source, or contested between sources. Published only with attribution (“according to…”).
Sources
2026 centenary press coverage (various outlets)
Attribution
One 2026 centenary account
Contested
Press-only; not corroborated by a reference work.
What would change it
A contemporary SGPC or Akali record naming the five.
Research-dependent
Final confidence may change once the 2026 English biography is read — OQ-0
Open question
OQ-5
Reviewed
· Master Research Dossier Part II §16; Contested Points Register #11

Connections

Places
Sri Harmandir Sahib complex, Amritsar
Chronology
17 June 1923 — Reportedly among the Panj Pyare leading Kar Sewa of the Golden Temple sarovar
Open questions
OQ-5 — Was he among the Panj Pyare at the 17 June 1923 Kar Sewa of the Golden Temple sarovar?

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Permanent URL
https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/panj-pyare-kar-sewa/
Chicago
“Among the Panj Pyare at the 1923 Kar Sewa (claim CP11-KAR-SEWA).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive. Reviewed September 10, 2026. https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/panj-pyare-kar-sewa/.
MLA
“Among the Panj Pyare at the 1923 Kar Sewa (claim CP11-KAR-SEWA).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive, September 10, 2026, https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/panj-pyare-kar-sewa/.
Plain text
Among the Panj Pyare at the 1923 Kar Sewa (claim CP11-KAR-SEWA) — Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive — https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/panj-pyare-kar-sewa/ (page last reviewed 2026-09-10)
BibTeX
@misc{tssclaimspanjpyarekarsewa2026,
  title = {Among the Panj Pyare at the 1923 Kar Sewa (claim CP11-KAR-SEWA)},
  howpublished = {Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive},
  year = {2026},
  month = {sep},
  url = {https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/panj-pyare-kar-sewa/},
  note = {Page last reviewed 2026-09-10}
}
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