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Visit Nanakiana Sahib Gurdwara, Sangrur, Punjab—honoring Guru Nanak and Guru Hargobind. Discover its rich history, sacred relics, and serene surroundings.

Discover Bajak, where Guru Gobind Singh's 1706 visit is honored at Gurdwara Patshahi 10. Experience rich Sikh heritage near Bathinda.

OTHIAN, a village 6 km north of Batala (31° 49`N, 75°12`E) in Gurdaspur district of the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Arjan, who halted here during his journey to Barath to see Baba Sri Chand. The Gurdwara commemorating his visit comprises a small domed octagonal Manji Sahib, with averandah in front and several ancillary rooms within a walled compound. The water of an old eightcornered well outside the compound is believed by the devotees to possess medicinal properties for curing certain diseases.

BAZIDPUR, village 7 km southeast of Firozpur Cantonment (31° 55`N, 74° 36`E) along the FirozpurLudhiana highway, is sacred to Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), who passed through here in 1706 after the battle of Muktsar. Gurdwara Gurusar, formerly known as Tittarsar after a legendary partridge (tittar, in Punjabi), marks the site where Guru Gobind Singh had encamped, and was first constructed in the form of a small Manji Sahib by Bishan Singh Ahluvalia, an official under Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839).

Explore Pavadara, a village near Phillaur, home to the revered Gurdwara Sri Guru Har Rai Sahib with rich history and cultural significance.

DALLA, an old village, 6 km southeast of Sultanpur Lodhi (31° 13`N. 75° 12`E) in Kapurthala district of the Punjab, is one of the oldest centres of the Sikh faith. It had a flourishing sangat a fact which has been noted by Bhai Gurdas in one of his Varan. Prominent among the earliest devotees were Bhai Paro and Bhai Lalu, contemporaries with Guru Arigad and Guru Am ar Das. According to Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, Guru Amar Das himself once visited Dalla.

Explore the sacred Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi IX, located in Ralia, Punjab, commemorating Guru Tegh Bahadur's visit. A historic site, managed by the SGPC.

DHERA SINGH, BHAI (1890-1921), was born on 29 August 1890, the son of Bhai Jaimal Singh and Mai Jivan Kaur, a peasant couple of Pandori NiJjarari, in Jalandhar district. On the opening of the Lower Chenab Canal Colony in West Punjab, the family settled in Chakk No. 91 Dhannuana in Lyallpur district. Dhera Singh, though illiterate, was an anointed Singh. He never married and led a simple life of honest hard labour until his martyrdom as a member of the jatha that was massacred in the walled compound of Gurdwara Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib on the morning of 20 February 1921. See NANKANA SAHIB MASSACRE

Discover Rohtak's sacred sites like Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and Gurdwara Mai Sahib, honoring Guru Tegh Bahadur's legacy with rich history and cultural significance.

DIKKH, village 12 km to the north of Maur Kalan (30° 4`N, 75° 14`E) in Bathinda district of the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Tegh Bahadur, who visited it during his travels in these parts. According to Sakhi Pothi, an humble Sikh entreated the Guru to come and put up in his house. The Guru accepted his invitation. He blessed his host who had served him with complete devotion. The Sikh, who was childless, had four sons thereafter.A memorial platform raised in honour of the Guru, about 200 metres west of the village, was later buried under sand; but, as memory of the Guru`s visit survived, it was uncovered again and a singleroom gurdwara established on the site in 1917.

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Explore the distinctive and largely unknown Sikh architectural style, with its rich history in gurdwaras, forts, and palaces, by S.S. Bhatti.

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Discover the captivating history and architecture of Samman Burj, the octagonal Mughal marvel in Lahore Fort, known for its royal and administrative legacy.

The Sikh Encyclopedia

This website based on Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Punjabi University , Patiala by Professor Harbans Singh.