India, Nov. 26 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday led tributes at Delhi's Red Fort to mark the 350th Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur, as the Delhi Government announced a year-long commemoration and a dedicated "Guru Tegh Bahadur Forest" to honour the Ninth Guru's legacy. The Red Fort, where Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed on Aurangzeb's orders, became the centre of a massive spiritual gathering, drawing lakhs of devotees over three days.

The President paid obeisance before Guru Granth Sahib and offered floral tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur, whose martyrdom for the defence of religious freedom is seen as a turning point in India's spiritual and moral history. She joined Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, D...