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Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib

Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand · 29.9558°, 78.1706°

Guru Granth SahibModern
Sacred since
1866 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
begun 1866, completed 1935
Modern

History & significance

A gurdwara at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar marking a site associated with Guru Nanak's visit, built between 1866 and 1935. It was demolished in 1979 when the administration acquired the land to widen the ghat, and the site remains contested ground for the Sikh community.

Sthala katha — the legend

Tradition holds that Guru Nanak, visiting Haridwar around 1504, threw water westward while Brahmins offered it to the east, telling them he was watering his fields at Kartarpur.

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Sources

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