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Guru Ka Tal

Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh · 27.2117°, 77.9675°

Guru Tegh Bahadur, to whose memory the shrine is dedicatedModernRed sandstone, Mughal-influenced
Sacred since
1610 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
gurdwara 1970s; tank 1610
Modern

History & significance

A gurdwara at Agra dedicated to the memory of the ninth Guru, Tegh Bahadur, built in the 1970s through the efforts of Sant Baba Sadhu Singh Mauni beside a red sandstone reservoir of 1610 raised in Jahangir's reign for water conservation. Eight of the tank's original twelve towers survive, their carving akin to Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.

Sthala katha — the legend

Sikh tradition holds that it was here that Guru Tegh Bahadur laid down his arms and offered himself for arrest before his martyrdom.

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Sources

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