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	Gurdwara Bangla Sahib - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally a bungalow belonging to Raja Jai Singh, an Indian ruler in the seventeenth century.
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is the most prominent Sikh gurdwara, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi.
		As with all Sikh Gurdwaras, the concept of langar is practiced, and all people, regardless of race or religion may eat in the Gurdwara kitchen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gurdwara_Bangla_Sahib

	SIKHWORLD.CO.UK
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is one of the important historical gurdwara in Delhi.
		About Bangla Sahib it is also said that sixth Guru Sri Hargobind Sahib after getting released the 52 kings from the Gwalior fort had stayed here on his arrival in Delhi.
		The first edition of the Holy Book of the Sikh's The Guru Granth Sahib was installed there in 1604 with Baba Buddha as the first granthi (caretaker of the holy book).
	www.sikhworld.co.uk /page4.html

	Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi India
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, the bungalow of Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur, is the biggest Gurdwara in Delhi.
		The Gurdwara is famous for its langar which literally means free community which is served to everyone irrespective of religion, caste or status.
		Besides the Sikh community, this Gurdwara is frequented by devout Hindus and Muslims.
	www.india9.com /i9show/14798.htm

	Delhi Gurudwara Travel Guide, Sikh Pilgrimage, Package for Delhi Gurudwaras
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi was once a superlative and large bungalow of Raja Jai Singh of Amber (now Jaipur) who commanded great respect and honor in the court of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
		The main personalities who graced the place with their divine presence were Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji, the sixth Guru, Shri Ram Rai, the son of the seventh Guru Har Rai, General Baghel Singh, who built the first small structure of shrine here.
		Gurdwara Sis Ganj is a famous Sikh pilgrimage, which was built on the land where the Sikh Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, was martyred in 1675 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurungzeb.
	www.pilgrimageindia.net /sikh_pilgrimage/delhi_gurudwaras.html

	Shri Harkrishan Dhiayey Jis Dhithay Sab Dukh Jaye
		The Bangla Sahib complex already has a Sikh History Museum which is named as Baba Baghel Museum and a Charitable Hospital is also run in the complex for the poor and needy irrespective of religion, caste, creed, colour, and nationality.
		Bangla Sahib is the main center of activity where many diwans are held throughout the day.
		It is a firm belief of the sangat that who ever comes to the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib with devotion and as a true seeker can get their diseases cured.
	www.sikhsangat.org /publish/printer_196.shtml

	Pupils work on Sikhism
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib has been built at the place where the Guru stayed when he came to Delhi.
		The Gurdwara means the 'house of God' or 'the Guru's door', the word Guru is used by Sikh's as a tile before the names of the ten Guru's and before the name of the Guru Granth Sahib.
		The Japji Sahib is the first composition of Shabads (hymns) in the Guru Granth Sahib.
	www.redditch93.freeserve.co.uk /Pupilssk.html

	india Sikh Pilgrimage, tour and travel package, sikh religion, sikh traditions, golden temple, manikaran sahib, tour to golden temple, tour to hemkund sahib.
		A pilgrimage to Hemkund Sahib is dependent on the season as the route is closed due to heavy snowfall during the winter.
		Damdama Sahib or Talwandi Sabo in Bhatinda district holds great significance for Sikh for it is the place where the guru sought rest and refuge during his battles with the Mughals.
		Anandpur Sahib (in Ropar District) is one of the five Sikh takhts or thrones.
	www.indiaprofile.com /pilgrimage/pilgrimagesofsikhs.htm

	Anandpur Sahib Travel Guide, Hindu Pilgrimage, Package for Anandpur Sahib
		Kesar Sahib Gurdwara lies in the centre of town and is a five minute walk from the bus stand on the highway.
		Anandpur Sahib is the ideal place to gain an insight into the essence of Sikhism that governs the life of tough, hardy Sardars from Bhatinda to Birmingham.
		Continue onto Hazoor Sahib (10kms/1/4hr), where the Samadhi (memorial) of the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1815.
	www.pilgrimageindia.net /sikh_pilgrimage/anandpur%20sahib.html

	Guru Har Krishan - SikhiWiki, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was constructed in Guruji memory.
		Ram Rai, the elder brother of Guru Harkrishan Sahib was ex-communicated and disinherited due to his anti-Guru Ghar activities, as stated earlier and Sri Harkrishan Sahib Ji at the age of about five years, was declared as Eighth Nanak Guru by his father Guru Har Rai Sahib before his death in 1661.
		Then Guru Sahib called a water-carrier named Chhaju Ram, and with the Guru's grace, this unlettered man was able to expound the philosophy of the Gita.
	sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Guru_Har_Krishan

	Pilgrimage Tours India
		Gurudwara Bala Sahib is one of the most important Sikh shrines in Delhi, next in importance to Gurdwara Sis Ganj and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
		In 1704, Anandpur Sahib was again besieged by the combined troops of hill chiefs and the Mughal contingent when Aurangzeb envisaged to dislodge the Guru from his stronghold on the persuasion of hill rulers and the Mughal Governors.
		The samadhi of Mata Sahib Kaur, a small marble room, is in the main hall of the Gurdwara, whereas that of Mata Sundri is outside the new Gurdwara building.
	www.india-pilgrimage.com /sikh-religion/delhi/gurudwara-bala-sahib.html

	Untitled Document
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib Ji was erected at the site where the Guru Ji stayed during his visit to Delhi.
		Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji went to Delhi and stayed at the mansion of Raja Jai Singh Ji (now known as Gurdwara Bangla Sahib Ji).
		Gurdwara Bala Sahib Ji was constructed there in memory of the Guru Ji.
	www.theworldofgurunanak.com /g8.htm

	The Sikh Museum at Bangla Sahib
		The works of eminent artists on display, named after one of the generals who captured the Red Fort, in Gurdwara Bangla Sahib portray the life of Sikh Gurus and the role of the community in India’s freedom struggle and the earlier wars they fought against the Mughals.
		"As our religious traditions only permit the portrayal of Gurus through paintings, the works depict Sikh history and the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib," says curator Surinder Singh.
		The paintings depict the lives of all Sikh Gurus, their wars against the Mughals, the capture of the Red Fort by Baghel Singh, young Bhagat Singh in Lahore jail, and Udham Singh who avenged the Jalianwalla Bagh massacre and was hanged in 1940.
	www.sikhreview.org /november1999/youthsection2.htm

	The Hindu : Memorials to Delhi's glorious Gurus
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally the place of Mirza Raja Jai Singh, which became the abode of Guru Hari Krishan.
		Gurdwara Damdama Sahib, near Humayun's Tomb, stands on the spot where Guru Gobind Singh met Bahadur Shah-I in 1707.
		In Chandni Chowk, Gurdwara Sis Ganj is the place where Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded during Aurangzeb's reign, and Gurdwara Rakabganj is the site of his cremation.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/mp/2003/05/26/stories/2003052600930200.htm

	Best of the Boards
		Having been associated with Bangla Sahib for the last 33 years I can state that there are lots of other changes as well...and not of the sort that this article mentions.
		Inside the gurdwara Bangla Sahib where in my childhood days was a simple wooden palki now stands a golden one.
		While keeping track of revenues and expenses is no doubt important, our Gurdwara managements should be measured on how many people took Amrit, gave up intoxicants, were taught about the rehat of the khalsa and became Guru Wallas as a result of the prachar and other services performed at the gurdwara.
	www.aovq73.dsl.pipex.com /khalsa/best/best010422.htm

	Gurudwara Bangla Sahib - Places of Worship - Delhi
		Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is an important historical and religious place in India.
		Later, this fabulous mansion was converted into a Gurudwara in the memory of the Guru Sahib and was called as Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
		Dedicated to the eighth Sikh Guru Sri Harkishen Sahib, it is situated near Connaught Place.
	exploredelhi.com /places-of-worship/gurudwara-bangla-sahib.html

	Society & Culture - Gurudwaras
		Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is one of the important historical gurudwara in Delhi.
		Gurudwaras include: Gurdwara Nanak Piyaoo, Gurdwara Majnu Tilla Shrine, Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Gurdwara Bala Sahib Gurdwara Sis Ganj, Gurdw...
		Gurdwara Sahib El Sobrante, about twenty five miles north from San Francisco, is located at the hilltop of the beautiful El Sobrante Valley Hills.
	www.91india.com /16/163.cfm

	Gurdwaras in Delhi, Sikh Religious Places, Sikh Pilgrimage in Delhi, Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Sis Ganj Gurdwara, Delhi Gurudwaras, Gurdwaras in India
		Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is a magnificently built, spacious bungalow in Delhi and is dedicated to the eighth Guru Harkrishen, who stayed here for a few months.
		Delhi is a renowned place of Sikh pilgrimage, being the sacred city, as the five Gurus visited the capital and the various Gurdwaras have been constructed to commemorate their visits.
		Gurdwara Sis Ganj was built in honour of the beheaded Guru Tegh Bahadur.
	delhi.indiantravelportal.com /gurudwaras

	School on gurdwara premises demolished
		Why the school buildings located in historic gurdwaras for several decades have been demolished, is a question uppermost on the lips of parents.
		How can the judiciary intervene in the gurdwara affairs?” With the demolition of the school structure and shifting it to the new location, it would lose its recognition from the government.
		The schools were only being shifted not closed down, he said, asking, “why should a school be run from a religious premises?” When pointed out that the High Court had passed a restraint order and the DSGMC has demolished the school structure itself, Mr Sarna said: “The court order is ex parte.
	www.sikhsangat.org /publish/printer_141.shtml

	dsgmc.htm
		Baba Baghel Singh Museum and a Library is functhuning at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib to furnish required information about Sikh religions and history.
		DSGMC has opened a 50 Bed Hospital at Gurdwara Bala Sahib and it is planned to expand its capacity to 250 beds and make it a prestigious super specialty Hospital in Delhi.
		In short, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is a premier Sikh Institutions with annual Budget of Crores of rupees.
	www.sikhcyber.com /dsgmc.htm

	Patna Sahib Travel Guide, Hindu Pilgrimage, Package for Patna Sahib
		Sri Patna Sahib is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji who was born on 22nd December in the year 1666.
		This is the place where the holy shrine of Harmandir Sahib is now located.
		Regarded as one of the holiest of the five takhts, it is situated in one of the old quarters of Patna City.
	www.pilgrimageindia.net /sikh_pilgrimage/patna_sahib.html

	personality3.htm
		Besides hall of Gurdwara SiS Ganj has been expanded and work of widening hall at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is in progress Guru Tegh Bahadur Niwas for comfortable stay of pilgrims Visting Shrines, has been Constructed at a place near Gurdwara sis Ganj where a Kotwali existed earlier.
		In 1943, when Kar Sewa for construction of Historical Shrines of Nankana Sahib (a place associated with advent of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and now in Punjab, Pakistan) was in progress under the noble guidance and personal supervision of Sant Baba Gurmukh Singh ji, the young Harbans SIngh Ji came to Nankana Sahib.
		Subsequently towns of Khadoor Sahib, Goindwal, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Akal Takht and Kirat Pur Sahib and Anand Pur Sahib were got constructed and developed by Guru Angad Dev Ji, Guru Amar Dass Ji, Guru Ram Dass Ji, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji and Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Ji.
	www.sikhcyber.com /personality3.htm

	Columns - Rehan Ansari - Experiences in a gurdwara
		It would be any small town in the region, one main road, one bazaar, one girls' school and one for boys, except that it houses Panja Sahib Gurdwara, one of the fundamental sites of Sikhdom.
		The gurdwara remains quiet and the town is sleepy, until the pilgrims come.
		The film is set in the late 70s and if not for the dish antennae on the roofs, a mosque renovation, the chairs at a barber shop and the consumer items in the market, things are pretty much the same as they were 25 years ago.
	www.mid-day.com /columns/Rehan_Ansari/2001/August/14828.htm

	Gurudwaras
		This Gurdwara is dedicated to the Ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji.
		The main building of this gurdwara is under construction.
		This Gurdwara is located on Jind Road, near Mataji Gate.
	www.gurudwaras.org /gurudwaras/g26.html

	Sobha Singh Artist Painting Gallery Andretta Palampur
		For the Gurdwara of Bangla Sahib in New Delhi, Sobha Singh painted a scene showing Guru Harkishan healing the sick.
		After all, there is no authentic portrait of Guru Nanak Dev and artists painted him as they imagined him to be.
	www.123himachal.com /sobhasingh_gallery.html

	Indian Express: Ahluwalia skips visit to "save" gurdwara from political hoopla
		NEW DELHI, Nov 4: While the Sikh community thronged Bangla Sahib Gurdwara on Gurpurab, a near political drama was averted when former Union minister SS Ahluwalia decided at the last minute to not make the gurdwara's premises an arena for political haranguing.
		Neutral parties have testified that somebody's fathers, mothers and siblings were killed in the riots,'' said a Sikh at the gurdwara.
		Apparently when Sushma Swaraj came to the gurdwara, she presented a garland to the Sikhs there.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19981105/30950404p.html

	INDIA - Paul La Porte
		The Bangla Sahib is a Sikh Temple located in Connaught Place.
		It is the most reverend shrine of the Sikhs in Delhi, and is complete with a washing foyers, temple, library, and the trademark kitchen (i.e.
		They are often used by sikh travellers as a unique alternative to staying in a hotel.
	laporte.uchicago.edu /INDIA/Delhi/BanglaSahib/glowingdome.htm

	rediff.com US edition: Attacks on Sikhs worries Indians
		The prayers would be held in Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, New Delhi, on Tuesday at 10.30 in the morning.
		The letter, signed by Avtar Singh Hit, president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, said while the Sikh community condemned the terrorist attacks, it also condemned the killing of innocent Sikhs.
		The DGPC also announced that it would prayer meetings in memory of those who were killed in the attacks.
	www.rediff.com /us/2001/sep/17ny30.htm

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		New Delhi, June 12: On a visit to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib here today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the 1984 anti-Sikh violence and the 2002 Gujarat riots as “painful” and said such incidents must not recur.
		Six hundred km away in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee voiced the same sentiment but conceded for the first time that the impact of the Gujarat “violence” told on the BJP’s poll prospects.
		If Vajpayee’s admission followed the queries of reporters, Singh was reacting to the comment of Prahlad Singh Chandok, chairman of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040613/asp/nation/story_3365395.asp

	Khalistan Calling December 17, 2003
		village and various gardens and orchards (located between Gurdwara Rakab Ganj and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib) which he bequethed to Gurdwara Rakab Ganj in perpetuity and other gurdwaras in Delhi for their maintainance and well being.
		The first building of Gurdwara Rakab Ganj, which marks the exact spot where Guru Teg Bahadur was cremated, was built in the time of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib.
		On December 12, 1911, British King George V declared, during a state visit to the Indian colony, that the capital of British India would move from Fort William (near Calcutta in Bengal) to Delhi, which ancient city was occupied by the British in 1803 and annexed in 1857.
	www.khalistan-affairs.org /Main/K_Calling/kc01212004.htm

	The Hindu : National : Martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev observed
		The youngest son of the fourth Guru, Ram Das, Arjun Dev was born at Goindwal, near Amritsar, in 1563 A.D. Guru Arjun was the founder-builder of Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple.
		His most significant contribution was the compilation the Adi Granth in 1604 A.D. Equally significant was his inclusion in the Granth Sahib selections of verses by Hindu and Muslim saints.
		Guru Arjun Dev was arrested, brought to Delhi and tortured for five days on the orders of Emperor Jehangir, who believed that the Guru had conspired against him and ordered his execution.
	www.hindu.com /2005/06/17/stories/2005061703711300.htm

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