Gurudwara
Bangla Sahib
 Bangla
Sahib Gurdwara is situated just a furlong away from the main
Connaught Place and has become a centre of pilgrimage for
lakhs of people who throng the Gurdwara everyday. People belonging
to different religions, castes, color visit this shrine to
pay their respect everyday.
Bangla sahib is a magnificent
and spacious bungalow in Delhi owned by Raja Jai Singh
Amber (Jaipur) who commanded great respect and honour
in the court of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb now enjoys the status
of a holy shrine called Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. The eighth
Guru Sri Harkishan had stayed here for a few months as guest
of Raja Jai Singh. Since then it has become a place of pilgrimage
for both, Hindus and Sikhs. They pay their respect to the
memory of Guru Harkrishan, nominated as successor
by the seventh Guru, Sri Har Rai. He passed
away on October 6, 1661 A.D. When only a little over five
year old, he had been tried and tested as a perfect fearless
and fully illuminated soul.
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