Question

During his Third Udasi, Guru Nanak Dev Ji wore __________ dress like a Muslim Haji.
(a)Saffron
(b)Green
(c)Blue
(d)Yellow

Answer 1

Hint: -Guru Nanak Dev Ji after attaining enlightenment wanted to spread the “real message of God”.
-He travelled in all four directions – North, East, West and South.
-Such long travels of Guru Nanak dev Ji are known as Udasis.

Complete answer: During these religious journeys he used to visit holy places, meet people of different faiths and have a discussion over the restoration of humanity.
-The prime purpose of these journeys was to show the true path of life to the misled souls. -His aim was also to condemn the ill-customs.
-Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled far and wide to remove the darkness of ignorance with his divine knowledge.
-The main source of these descriptions is Janam-Sakhis of Guruji. There is a controversy regarding the number of Udasis, some historians claim it to be 4, some claim it to be 5 in number. But the most accepted number of Udasis is three.
-First Udasi: It began around 1500 AD. Lasted about 7 years and covered multiple towns and cities along with Bhai mardana.
-Second Udasi: He started second travel in 1514AD, in the company of a blacksmith and Lasted about 7 years.
-Third Udasi: the third phase of journey Lasted about 5 years. In the third Udasi, he wore a blue dress like a Muslim haji. Mardana also accompanied him on this Udasi.
-Five missionary journeys (Udasiya) to the faraway locations of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Mecca, Baghdad, Kamroop (Assam), Tashkand and many more were undertaken by Guru Ji.
-In order to spread the word of Gurbani, Guru Ji travelled far and wide, covering much of India, present-day Bangladesh, Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Southwest China, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan.
-Guru Nanak is considered to be the second most toured person in the world. During 1500-1524 Guruji travelled around 28000kms.
Hence, option C is correct.

Note: Guru Nanak Dev - 1469 to 1539-
The first of the 10 gurus, Guru Nanak Dev, founded the Sikh religion, introducing the idea of one God. He started the Guru Ka Langar Institution. In the Sikh faith, the word Langar refers to the popular kitchen where food is served to everyone without prejudice. He stressed the dignity of women and opposed the path of renunciation, and rejected the authority of the Vedas.