Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is historic gurdwara near Parliament House in New Delhi. It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh (1730-1802) captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi, lead to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines within the city. This one marks the site of cremation of ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, after his execution in November, 1675, under orders of Aurangzeb. The Gurudwara built near old Raisina village near Raisina Hill at present Pandit Pant Marg, took 12 years to built. Prior to this, a mosque had been built at the very spot, eventually later Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II gave the permission to build a gurdwara here.[1]
The Gurdwara is also home to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
[edit] History
It marks the site, where Lakhi Shah Banjara, a disciple of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and his son Bhai Naghaiya, burnt their own house, so as to cremate the body of the Guru. Previouslt, Guru Tegh Bahadur had been beheaded in Chandni Chowk on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for refusing to accept Islam on 11 November 1675. That spot itself is marked by another Gurdwara, Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib. The Guru's severed head was brought from Delhi to Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, by Bhai Jaita, another disciple and was cremated by his son, Gobind Rai, who later became Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last Guru of the Sikhs. This place is marked by a Gurdwara which is also called Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.[1][2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b H. S Singha (2000). The encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 187. ISBN 8170103010. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=gqIbJz7vMn0C&pg=PA187&dq=Gurudwara+Shish+Ganj&hl=en&ei=pl9oTpHHEsOHrAePzN3vCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ H.S. Singha (2005). Sikh Studies, Book 7. Hemkunt Press. p. 43. ISBN 8170102456. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=nRodBu9seiIC&pg=PA43&dq=Gurudwara+Shish+Ganj&hl=en&ei=pl9oTpHHEsOHrAePzN3vCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ Mohindar Pal Kohli (1992). Guru Tegh Bahadur: testimony of conscience. Sahitya Akademi. p. 36. ISBN 8172012349. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=3H1XAEqCOqAC&pg=PA36&dq=Gurudwara+Shish+Ganj&hl=en&ei=A2JoTsOdLo7IrQex9eyABQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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