Parkash Utsav of the eighth Guru of Sikhs Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib is celebrated on July 26 in 2019. Guru Har Krishan Sahib was the second son of the seventh Guru, Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib and Mata Krishan Kaur. In 1661, Guru Har Rai Sahib declared Guru Har Krishan Sahib as the next Sikh Guru. He succeeded Guru Har Rai on October 20, 1661, at the age of five.