In 1699, the tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh Ji asked Sikhs to gather at Shri Anandpur Sahib on 30 March 1699, the day of Vaisakhi (the annual harvest festival). Guru Gobind Singh Ji addressed the congregation from the entryway of a tent pitched on a hill (now called Shri Kesgarh Sahib). He drew his sword, according to the Sikh tradition, and then asked for a volunteer from those who gathered, someone willing to sacrifice his head. One came forward, whom he took inside a tent. The Guru returned to the crowd without the volunteer, but with a bloody sword. He asked for another volunteer and repeated the same process of returning from the tent without anyone and with a bloodied sword four more times. After the fifth volunteer went with him into the tent, the Guru returned with all five volunteers, all safe. He called them the "Panj Pyare" and the first Khalsa in the Sikh tradition. These five volunteers were : Daya Ram (Bhai Daya Singh Ji), Dharam Das (Bhai Dharam Singh Ji), Himmat Rai (Bhai Himmat Singh Ji), Mohkam Chand (Bhai Mohkam Singh Ji), and Sahib Chand (Bhai Sahib Singh Ji).