Historic gurdwara
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਰਕਾਬ ਗੰਜ ਸਾਹਿਬNew Delhi, Delhi, Indiaalso Rikab Ganj
The gurdwara near Parliament House marking where the body of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was cremated in 1675.
History
- 1675 to 1783
The cremation site
A mosque later came to stand on the site. Sardar Baghel Singh demolished it when he built the gurdwara in 1783.[EoS]
- 1960 to 1968
The present building
Work on the present building began in 1960 and finished in 1967 or 1968. The basement below the main hall marks the place of the cremation.[EoS]
Images
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Delhi, in the 1920s. The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism says the present building was started in 1960.
Unknown, c. 1920s. Public domain. Source
