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TAKHT
SRI HAZUR SAHIB
FACTS & FIGURES
Location:
On the banks of
the River Godavari
at the city of Nanded
in the state of
Maharashtra, Western
India.
Best time
to Visit:
Throughout the year
Significance:
Place where
Guru Gobind Singh
Ji left this world.
Its
structure is built
at the location
where Guru Gobind
Singh Ji left this
world. It is one
of the five 'takhts'
(Seats of Temporal
authority) in Sikhism.
The inner
room of the temple
is called the Angitha
Sahib and
is built over the
place where Guru
Gobind Singh was
cremated in 1708.
Sikh historical
records show that
Guru Gobind Singh
ordered his Sikhs
not to create a
monument to commemorate
his leaving this
world, anyone who
defied this order
would suffer the
death of his/her
offspring. Interestingly,
Maharaja Ranjit
Singh ordered its
construction and
most of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh's offspring
died, either through
bad luck or unusual
circumstances. The
temple was finished
in 1839, later that
year Maharaja Ranjit
Singh died.
The gurdwara is
an old flat-roofed
room with a low
dome. Some old weapons
are displayed on
a platform centre
of the room. They
include a shield
believed to be the
one with which the
treasure was distributed
The Guru Granth
Sahib is installed
in the narrow space
between the centre
platform and the
wall.
The
Past
One
of the five Sikh
Takhts is located
here and the Sikhs
reverently refer
to it as Hazur Sahib.
Nanded is associated
with the first and
the last of the
Sikh Gurus. While
Guru Nanak Dev
passed through it
during his extensive
travels which took
him as far south
as Sri Lanka, Guru
Gobind Singh
spent the last few
days of his earthly
life here.
Bunga Mai
Bhago Ji
marks the site of
Mai Bhago’s
residence. It is
a large room within
the Gurdwara Takht
Sachkhand Sri Hazur
Sahib, to the east
of the central shrine.
Besides the Guru
Granth weapons,
including large-sized
muskets and a mortar,
plus a palanquin
are on display in
the room .
Some
of the sacred relics
of Guru Gobind Singh
are also preserved
here. These are,
a golden dagger,
a matchlock gun,
an archer with 35
arrows, two bows,
a steel shield studded
with precious stones
and five golden
swords.
Other
Gurudwaras Near
Sri Hazur Sahib,
Nanded:
Gurdwara Sangat
Sahib
Gurdwara Mal Tekri
Sahib
Gurdwara Shikar
Ghat
Gurdwara Hira Ghat
Gurdwara Nagina
Ghat
Gurdwara Mata Sahib
Devan
Gurdwara Baba Banda
Bahadur Ghat
Gurdwara Ratangarhi
Sahib
Gurdwara Mai Bhago
Gurdwara Langar
Sahib, Nanak Sar
and Ratangarh Sahib
established by Baba
Nidhan Singh
How
to Reach Takht Sri
Hazur Sahib
•
Air: Hyderabad
is the nearest city
at distance of 270kms
•
Rail:
direct
connectivity by
Train from Mumbai,
Pune, Banglore,
Delhi, Amritsar,
Bhopal, Indor, Agra,
Hyderabad, Jaipur,
Ajmer, Aurangabad
and Nashik.
•
Road:
Nanded is connected
to all the major
cities in India
and it is at a distance
of 650 km from Mumbai.
It is near about
equidistance from
some important cities
like Aurangabad,
Hydrabad, Solapur
and Nagpur.
