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BANGLA
SAHIB GURUDWARA
FACTS & FIGURES
Location:
New Delhi, India
Best time
to Visit: October
to March
Significance:
One of five sacred
takhts in the Sikh
faith.
Gurudwara
Bangla Sahib
is one of the most
popular place of
worship in Delhi.
Its gold-plated
dome and white façade
towers above Bangla
Sahib road effortlessly.
The gurudwara is
built on the site
of a house where
Guru Harkishen Dev,
the eight guru of
the Sikhs, had stayed
when he visited
Delhi in 1664.
The
Past
During his stay
in Delhi. the Guru
spent most of his
time in serving
the humble, the
sick and the destitutes
for cholera and
smallpox were spreading
in an epidemic form.
He distributed medicines,
food and clothes
to the needy. He
also directed Diwan
Dargah Mal to spend
all the daily offerings
made by the people
to the Guru for
the poor. The Guru
won more admirers.
Soon stories about
his healing powers
spread throughout
the city.
A
small tank was constructed
by Raja Jai Singh
over the welL Nowadays,
the faithful take
home this water
as amrit to cure
their ailments.
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara
Management Committee
runs a hospital
in the basement
of the Gurudwara
building. Besides,
the Khalsa Girls
School is located
in the adjoining
building. A tank
225 x 235 ft with
18 ft wide Parikarma
and 12 ft wide varandah
along its three
sides has been constructed
entirely with people's
contnbution and
voluntary labour.
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.
The
Art Gallery located
in the basement
of the Gurdwara
is also very popular
with visitors. They
evince keen interest
in the paintings
depicting historical
events connected
with Sikh history.
It is named after
the Sikh General
Sardar Bhagel Singh
who supervised the
construction of
nine Sikh shrines
in Delhi in 1783
during the time
of Shah Alam II.
