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 Sisgunj
Gurudwara
Near the Police
Station, Chandini
Chowk the beautiful
golden domes of the
Gurudwara Sisgunj
immediately strike
your eye. It
commemorates the
site of the ninth
guru of the Sikhs,
Guru Teg Bahadur's
martyrdom. The Guru
was beheaded by
Aurangzeb 1675. The
gurudwara has been
extended from time
to time and it tough
to tell apart the
original structure
anymore. |
 Gurdwara
Bangla Sahib
Bangla Sahib
Gurdwara is
situated just a
furlong away from
the main Connaught
Place and has become
a centre of
pilgrimage for lakhs
of people who throng
the Gurdwara
everyday. People
belonging to
different religions,
castes, color visit
this shrine to pay
their respect
everyday.
Guru Harikrishan
ji came to Delhi and
was entertained as a
royal guest by Mirza
Jai Singh in his
palace. The palace
was built on the
model of existing
palace of Raja Jai
Singh in Jaipur.
Raja Jai Singh's
chief Rani looked
after Mata Sulakhni
( Mother of Guru ji
) and was greatly
impressed by the
spiritual powers of
Guru Harikrishan Ji.
Guru Harikrishan
ji was invited by
Mughal King
Aurengzed, but Guru
ji refused to meet
the Mughal King, and
show any occult
miracles of the type
his ( Guru ji's )
brother Ram Rai, had
shown in the Mughal
court. During this
period smallpox and
cholera had broken
in Delhi and Guru
Harikrishan ji moved
freely among the
victims of the
epidemic. Both Hindu
and Muslims of Delhi
were deeply moved by
his compassion and
human touch.
Guru Harikrishan
ji everyday
distributed
sanctified water to
the sick and the
poor, which had a
miraculous healing
effect on their mind
and soul. To this
day water sanctified
by the word of God,
sung all the day in
the temple is
distributed to those
seeking their peace
of mind.
Raja Jai Singh
dedicated his palace
to the sacred memory
of the Guru and
since his death it
has been the place
of worship of the
sikhs.
Guru Harikrishan
ji died of smallpox
on March 30, 1664.
The Gurdwara was
built by Sardar
Baghel Singh in
1783. It was rebuilt
by Baba Harbans
Singh ji and a
Sarover was also
added. It is a
spacious four storey
building with
beautiful facade.
The birthday of Guru
Harikrishan ji is
celebrated here
every year with
great pomp and show. |
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