» For the village in Azerbaijan, see Xəlsə. Khālsā (Punjabi:,, literally "Pure")'s a term of Persian origin which refers to the collective body of all baptized Sikhs. The Khalsa was originally established as a military order of "saint-soldiers" on March 30, 1699, by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. It was the name given by the Guru to all his disciples baptized in the Amrit Sanchar ceremony. The symbolic meaning of 'khalsa sikh' literally translates as "pure" from the… (More on Khalsa)