MONGHYR

MONGHYR. pronounced Mungher (25°22`N, 86°30`E), a district town in Bihar, 170 km east of Patna Sahib, has an historical shrine dedicated to Guru Tegh Bahadur, who stayed here during his tour of the eastern districts in 1666. It is called Gurdwara Pakki Sangat and is located in Bazar area close to the old fort. The old building, seriously damaged in the 1934 earthquake, was reconstructed in 1934-35. It is a flatroofed rectangular room, with a verandah in the front, in which the Guru Granth Sahib is kept. A bedstead and a pillow, said to have been used by Guru Tegh Bahadur, are also displayed in this room as sacred relics. The shrine is maintained by Brahman priests.

References :

1. Gian Singh, Giani, Twarikh Gurduarian. Amritsar, n.d.
2. Narotam, Tara Singh, Sri Guru Tirath Sangrahi [Reprint]. Kankhal, 1975
3. Trilochan Singh, Guru Tegh Bahadur: Prophet and Martyr. Delhi, 1967