Sacred Places
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SikhismGurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib · India · gurdwara
The gurdwara at Fatehgarh Sahib marks where the two youngest sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji were martyred in December 1705, and the ground that Diwan Todar Mal bought with gold coins so that they could be cremated with dignity.
Sikhism
Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh
Patna · India · gurdwara
A gurdwara in Dhaulpura, Patna, marking the garden where Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji first set foot on returning to the city and was welcomed home by the sangat and by the young Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
SikhismGurdwara Janam Asthan
Nankana Sahib · Pakistan · gurdwara
Gurdwara Janam Asthan marks the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in 1469, at Nankana Sahib in Punjab, Pakistan, and is among the holiest of all Sikh pilgrimage sites.
SikhismGurdwara Karamsar Rara Sahib
Rara Sahib · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Karamsar stands in the village of Rara Sahib in Ludhiana district, Punjab, raised in 1936 by two Brahmgiani saints, Sant Isher Singh Ji and Sant Kishan Singh Ji, whose lives of simran and seva gave the site its name and its enduring character.
SikhismGurdwara Manji Sahib
Alamgir · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Manji Sahib stands at the edge of Alamgir village near Ludhiana, Punjab, marking the spot where Guru Gobind Singh Ji rested on a manji, a low wooden cot, while passing through in disguise after the battle of Chamkaur in December 1704.
Sikhism
Gurdwara Mata Sundri
New Delhi · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Mata Sundri stands on Mata Sundri Lane in central Delhi, on the ground where Mata Sundari, wife of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, lived for the last twenty years of her life and guided the Khalsa Panth after the Guru's passing.
SikhismGurdwara Panja Sahib
Hasan Abdal · Pakistan · gurdwara
Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hasan Abdal enshrines a boulder that Sikh tradition holds bears the handprint of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, beside a sacred spring said to have risen at his word.
SikhismGurdwara Paonta Sahib
Paonta Sahib · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Paonta Sahib rises on the bank of the River Yamuna in Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, where Guru Gobind Singh Ji made his home for several years and composed major portions of the Dasam Granth.
SikhismGurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
New Delhi · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib stands near Parliament House in New Delhi, on the ground where Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's body was cremated in November 1675 after his martyrdom at Chandni Chowk.
SikhismGurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib
New Delhi · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib marks the Chandni Chowk site where Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, was publicly beheaded in 1675 on the order of Aurangzeb, after refusing to convert to Islam and standing in defence of the Kashmiri Pandits' freedom to keep their own faith.
SikhismGurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha
Southall · United Kingdom · gurdwara
Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha stands at the junction of Guru Nanak Road and Park Avenue in Southall, west London, the largest gurdwara in the United Kingdom and a spiritual home for one of the largest Sikh communities outside Punjab. Its gold dome and marble chattris rise over a sangat that gathers here for daily diwan, kirtan, and langar.
SikhismGurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib
Dhubri · India · gurdwara
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib rises on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Dhubri, Assam, on ground the sangat holds sacred to two Sikh Gurus a century and a half apart. Known locally as Dumdume Gurdwara, its white marble domes are among the farthest-flung Sikh landmarks in northeastern India.