GURUDWARA RAKAB GANJ SAHIB

Dec. 21, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited historic Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhi where the pious Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's mortal remains were cremated.

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  • The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is a historic gurdwara near Parliament House in New Delhi.

  • It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh Dhaliwal (1730–1802) captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783.

  • This one marks the site of cremation of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, after his martyrdom in November 1675 for saving Hindu Kashmiri Pandits, under orders of Aurangzeb.

  • The Gurdwara Rakabganj sahib is also home to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.

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