Historical Gurdwaras of Orissa When Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled through Orissa, his destination was the famous Hindu Shrine at Jagannathpuri. On the way to puri, he stayed at Cuttack, where we have a historical Gurdwara dedicated to his stay, known as Gurdwara Datun Sahib. It was at Jagannathpuri that Guru Nanak composed his immortal […]
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Historical Gurdwaras in Assam The next state is Assam, where we have a very famous historical Gurdwara known as Gurudwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadar Sahib in Dhubri. This famous Gurdwara, situated on the bank of river, Brahmputra, was originally built in the memory of Guru Nanak Dev Ji who is believed to have visited this […]
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Gurdwara at Chungthang The Gurdwara at Chungthang, a town in north Sikkim is situated at the confluence of two rivers: River Lachen and Lachung Chu, both tributaries of the “most scenic” River Teesta. The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, the Chinese Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and east, Bhutan in the south-east […]
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Gurdwara Guru Ka Taal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh In Uttar Pardesh most of the historical Gurdwaras are associated with Guru Teg Bhadar Ji as he passed through many places in this state while going to and coming from Patna (eg. Allahabad, Lukhnow & Mirzapur). However, there is one Gurdwara at Agra known as Guru Ka Taal, […]
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Gurdwara Reetha Sahib In Uttarakhand, there are 19 historical Gurdwaras, mainly, in Champawat, Haridwar and Udham singh Nagar. The two most famous Gurdwaras of this state are Nanak Matta and Gurdwara Reetha Sahib. Both the Gurdwaras are associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s travels. When Guru Nanak Dev ji met Nath Yogis, a magical event […]
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Gurdwara Nanak Matta Sahib Another famous Gurdwara Shri Nanak Matta Sahib is situated 15 kms. west of Khatima Railway Station on road to Tanakpur. Although, it is near the town of Sitarganj, the place has been known after the name of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who visited this place in 1514 during his 3rd Udaasi. […]
Read More »Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib Before closing discussion on historical Gurdwaras in Uttarakhand, it need to mentioned that Guru Nanak Dev Ji had also visited Haridwar, which now lies in the state of Uttarakhand. When he found that the people gathered at Har Ki Paori were throwing water towards the sun, he started throwing water in […]
Read More »Gurdwara Data Bandi Chor Sahib In Madhya Pradesh, there are some historical Gurdwaras in some of the cities. For example, in Bhopal, we have Gurdwara Guru Nanak Tekri Sahib (contact no. 09826025322) where Guru Nanak Dev Ji is stated to have visited and cured a leprosy patients. Similarly, in Jabalpur we have Gwarighat Gurdwara. However, […]
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Gurdwara Sri Lakhpat Sahib In Gujrat state also, there are number of historical Gurdwaras relating to the travels of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, as in Baroda Gurdwara Nanakwadi, in Barauch, Gurdwara Chadar Sahib and a Gurdwara in Lakhpat are all stated to have been visited by the first Guru during his travels. However, the Lakhpat […]
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Historical Gurdwaras in other States of India When we travel beyond Delhi, the number of historical Gurdwaras in remaining states becomes less as only three Gurus, namely Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Teg Bahadar Ji & Guru Gobind Singh Ji visited these areas. Thus, we also have historical Gurdwaras in the states of Uttar Predesh, […]
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