Historic gurdwara
Baba Bakala
The town where Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was living when named as the next Guru.
History
- 1664
Baba Bakale
As Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji neared the end in Delhi, the sangat asked who would follow. Guru Ji could only say "Baba Bakale", meaning that the successor was the grandfather's brother at Bakala, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The town has been called Baba Bakala ever since.[EoS]
Images
Inside the Darbar Sahib, Baba Bakala, in a modern photograph from 2017.
Dalip Singh, 2017.CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
A later fresco at Gurdwara Baba Bakala showing the martyrdom of Bhai Dayala and Bhai Mati Das in the presence of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Credited on Commons to Jaimal Singh Naqqash and Mehtab Singh.
Jaimal Singh Naqqash and Mehtab Singh, Late 19th or early 20th century. Gurdwara Baba Bakala. Public domain. Source
A later fresco at Gurdwara Baba Bakala of Bhai Makkhan Shah Lubana finding Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, taken from film footage. The uploader doubts that the original fresco survives.
Jaimal Singh Naqqash and Mehtab Singh, Late 19th or early 20th century. Public domain. Source
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