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Gurdwara Bangla Sahib

New Delhi, Delhi · 28.6267°, 77.2089°

Guru Granth Sahib (associated with Guru Har Krishan)Sikh Misls / ModernSikh architecture with Mughal influence
Sacred since
1664 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
shrine 1783 (Baghel Singh); largely rebuilt after 1947
Sikh Misls / Modern

History & significance

Delhi's largest gurdwara, built around the bungalow of Raja Jai Singh where the eighth Guru, Har Krishan, stayed in 1664 and tended the city's sick. Sardar Baghel Singh converted the site into a shrine in 1783 as one of nine Sikh shrines he raised in Delhi, and most of the present structure dates from after 1947; its sarovar measures about 225 by 235 feet.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Devotees hold that the water of the temple's sarovar, sanctified during Guru Har Krishan's stay, carries healing power.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Sikh Misls / Modern