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Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib

गुरुद्वारा रकाब गंज साहिब

New Delhi, Delhi · 28.6182°, 77.2048°

Guru Tegh BahadurModernSikh architecture
Sacred since
1783 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
founded 1783; present building 1960-68
Modern

History & significance

Stands where Lakhi Shah Banjara and his son Bhai Naghaiya burnt their own house to cremate the headless body of Guru Tegh Bahadur after his execution in 1675. Baghel Singh built the first gurdwara here in 1783 after taking Delhi; the present building dates from the 1960s and stands beside Parliament House.

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Sources

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