Gurdwaras

The central gurdwara of the Sikh faith, known in English as the Golden Temple and also as Sri Darbar Sahib. Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji designed it with a door on each of its four sides, as a sign that it is open to everyone.

The oldest of the five Takhts and the primary seat of Sikh religious authority, facing Sri Harmandir Sahib across the courtyard. Its name means the throne of the Timeless One.

The place on the Godavari where Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji spent his final weeks, ended the line of personal Gurus, and passed away. It is one of the five Takhts.

The place where Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji rested for over nine months in 1706, later a seat of Sikh learning. It was formally recognised as the fifth Takht in 1966.

The white marble gurdwara on the site of the Kesgarh fort, where the Khalsa was created on Vaisakhi 1699. It is one of the five Takhts.

The birthplace of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and one of the five Takhts, also called Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib.

The gurdwara on the site of Raja Jai Singh's Delhi mansion, where Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji stayed in 1664 and served the sick during an epidemic.

The gurdwara in Chandni Chowk marking the place where Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was martyred on 11 November 1675, under the orders of the Emperor Aurangzeb.

A high Himalayan gurdwara at about 15,210 feet, beside a lake ringed by seven peaks. It is dedicated to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and its site was only identified in modern times.

The town where Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was living when named as the next Guru.

The principal gurdwara of Sultanpur Lodhi, on the Kali Bein beside an old ber tree believed to be where Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji sat in meditation during the Sultanpur years. The Janamsakhis place Guru Ji's call to his mission at this river.

The gurdwara on the site of the garden where Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji first stopped at Machhiwara after leaving Chamkaur in December 1705, and where three Sikhs found Guru Ji again.

The gurdwara at the settlement Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji founded on the right bank of the Ravi, and where Guru Ji passed away.

The town and gurdwaras across the Ravi from Kartarpur, which grew up where the ashes of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji were reburied by Baba Sri Chand.

The gurdwara inside Gwalior Fort, dedicated to Sri Guru Hargobind Ji, who was detained here under the Emperor Jahangir.

The main Sikh gurdwara of Lahore, close to the Fort, marking the martyrdom of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji in 1606.

The gurdwara marking the martyrdom of the two younger sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji at Sirhind, in December 1705.

The main gurdwara at Nankana Sahib, commemorating the birthplace of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It grew from a single room remembered as the house of Guru Ji's father, was rebuilt under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and in February 1921 became the scene of the Nankana Sahib massacre.

The town where Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and a small band made their stand against imperial troops on 7 December 1705. Six gurdwaras mark those events.

A gurdwara beside the hot springs of the Parvati valley, linked by Sikh tradition to a visit by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Bhai Mardana. No early source for the visit has been confirmed.

The gurdwara at a former centre of Siddh yogis once called Gorakhmata, renamed in memory of a visit by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and later linked to Sri Guru Hargobind Ji and the Udasi Almast.

A gurdwara at Hasan Abdal built around a rock said to bear the handprint of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

The town on the Yamuna founded by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1685, remembered for its years of writing and poetry.

The gurdwara near the Sarsa river marking the place where the family of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was scattered after leaving Anandpur in December 1705. Its name means the separation of the family.

The gurdwara near Parliament House marking where the body of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was cremated in 1675.

The gurdwara outside Eminabad, the old Saidpur, where tradition says Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji stayed on a bed of small stones after the town was sacked by Babur. It should not be confused with Gurdwara Rori Sahib at Jahman in Lahore district.

The gurdwara near Chuharkana that marks the story of the true bargain, in which Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent his trading money on feeding hungry ascetics. The story comes from the Bala Janamsakhis alone.

The first gurdwara in the United States, founded in 1912 by the Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society. It was a centre for Sikh and other South Asian immigrants and is closely linked with the Ghadar movement.

One of the largest gurdwaras outside India, serving the Sikhs of Southall in west London. The congregation grew from meetings in private homes in the 1940s and 1950s, merged into its present form in 1964 and opened its present building in 2003.

The gurdwara at Bidar around a spring that tradition links to a visit by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Muslim priests looked after the place until 1948, and the present buildings date from after that.

The village that became the centre of the Sikh faith under Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji.

The foothill town that was the seat of the Gurus from 1635 until the founding of Anandpur in 1665.

The stepped well dug under Sri Guru Amar Das Ji, at what the Encyclopaedia calls the first Sikh place of pilgrimage.

The town named after the Forty Saved Ones, who fell defending the pool of Khidrana.

The pilgrimage town founded by Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji around a great tank, 24 km south of Amritsar.