SIS Ganj Gurudwara, Sikh Pilgrimage in India
This Gurdwara is one of the most important historical Gurdwaras
having a history of martyrdom. It is located at Chandni Chowk area in
Old Delhi. At this historic site the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Teg Bahadur
was beheaded in the year 1675 on the orders from Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb for refusing to convert to Islam. 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 present Gurudwara
structure was built in year 1930.The main structure is a huge and very
spacious open hall.
The Guru Granth Sahib covered with a big red
tunic cloth and heaps of garlands is kept under a bronze canopy in the
middle of the room.
One can also find the banyan tree where the
noble Guru was martyred. There is also an enclosed structure within the
gurudwara where the Guru was kept as a prisoner before he was finally
executed.
