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Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was first constructed in 1783 as a small shrine by Baghel Singh to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur and was probably expanded after Indian Rebellion of 1857 or after Partition of India.
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is built at the site in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, where the revered ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded, on Wednesday, November 24, 1675, on the orders of the Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, for refusing to convert to Islam.
Before his body could be quartered and exposed to public view, it was stolen under the cover of darkness by one of his disciples, Lakhi Shah Vanjara, who then burnt his house to cremate the Guru's body. This place is marked by another gurdwara, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
Jul 2, 2017 · According to the historical story when Guru Tegh Bahadur died there was no one to even pick up the corpse. The rains came down suddenly. Two of his disciples took his body and head and performed the final rituals.
The Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, was built over where he was beheaded. [57] [58] Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, also in Delhi, is built where one of Guru Tegh Bahadur's disciples burned his house down to cremate the Guru's body. [10] [58]
Mar 6, 2024 · The cut-off head of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was taken to Anandpur Sahib in Punjab and a shrine named Gurudwara Sisganj Sahib was constructed there by Ranjit Singh Ji at the place where the head of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was cremated according to the rituals of Sikhism.
Dec 17, 2023 · Gurudwara Sis Ganj now stands where at the location of Guru Teh Bahadur’s beheading. It was constructed in 1783. There is another Gurudwara in Rakab Ganj, near Parliament building.
