Sacred Places of Sikhism
Gurdwaras with langar, every visitor fed, every visitor honored.
Sikh sacred places (gurdwaras) center on the Guru Granth Sahib and the langar tradition of free communal meals for all, regardless of background.
On Adisthan, places of Sikhism are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
Featured places of Sikhism
A curated selection from the directory.
SikhismCentral Sikh Temple
Singapore · Singapore · gurdwara
At the junction of Towner Road and Serangoon Road in Kallang, the Central Sikh Temple is Singapore's principal gurdwara, its gold-crowned dome rising over a congregation whose roots in the city reach back to 1912. A seven-storey community building stands beside it, carrying the gurdwara's life beyond the prayer hall into daily service and learning.
SikhismDongbaoxing Road Gurdwara
Shanghai · People's Republic of China · gurdwara
A red brick building in Shanghai's Hongkou District that served as a Sikh gurdwara from 1908 into the early 1970s, now protected as a cultural relic though it has stood deconsecrated, closed to worship, and repurposed as housing and a community clinic for more than fifty years.
SikhismGurdwara Baba Atal
Amritsar · India · gurdwara
A nine-storey gurdwara rising beside the Kaulsar sarovar in Amritsar, a short walk south of Sri Harmandir Sahib, built in memory of Baba Atal Rai Ji, the young son of Guru Hargobind Sahib.
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SikhismGurdwara Bal Lila Maini Sangat
Patna · India · gurdwara
A small gurdwara in a quiet lane of Patna Sahib, marking the household of Raja Fateh Chand Maini, where the child Guru Gobind Singh Ji often sat in the queen's lap and shared her simple offering of boiled, salted gram.
SikhismGurdwara Beri Sahib
Sialkot · Pakistan · gurdwara
A gurdwara in Sialkot, Pakistan, built beside the berry tree under which Guru Nanak Dev Ji is said to have rested and met the Sufi saint Hamza Ghaus.
SikhismGurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib
Patiala · India · gurdwara
A gurdwara in Patiala whose sarovar is held to carry healing grace, raised where Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji rested beneath a banyan tree in 1672 and eased the suffering of the village of Lehal.
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.
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.
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