The first Guru Nanak Matth in Nepal is located next to Bishnumati Bridge in Naya Bazar in Balaju, Kathmandu. During the third Udasi which covered Nepal, Guru Nanak is believed to have ‘travelled in search of a company of saints and find a peaceful abode where he could meditate’.
Gyaneshwor Mahadev and Ananda Bhairab Temple are in Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu. These temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva and Bishnu.9 It is believed that when Guru Nanak reached Gyaneshwor, three sages had been in samadi (deep meditation) inside a cave.
Another Matth where Guru Nanak is said to have meditated is right beside Shobha Bhagwati temple, Dallu on the banks of Bishnumati temple. Stories, passed down generations, tell that Guru Nanak meditated at a location where Singha Durbar presently stands. Later yogis who started following the Udasi practice of Guru Nanak continued their meditation at Singha Durbar. However, at the time of the construction of Singha Durbar these yogis were asked to move to a new location. Later they were relocated to Shobha Bhagwati in Dallu.
Within the Pashupatinath Temple complex, one of the most religious sites for the Hindus, lies a two-storied building which houses a hath likhat (handwritten) Guru Granth Sahib on the first floor. This is the Bhasmeshwor Guru Nanak Matth and there is evidence that Guru Nanak had stayed and meditated at this site when he visited the holy temple of Pashupatinath.
Udasi Akhada Prachin Gurdwara Matth belongs to Kalmochan Ghat. It is located on the banks of the Bagmati River in Thapathali. It is believed that Baba Sri Chand, the eldest son of Guru Nanak Dev, stayed in this Matth during his visit to Kathmandu.
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Satsang in Kupondole, Lalitpur is the main body of Sikh community in Nepal and was established in 1976 under the patronage of Sardar Pritam Singh. Sardar Pritam Singh had first arrived in Nepal in 1958 with three trucks from Jammu and Kashmir, India and established the first commercial transportation company in Nepal.
Apart from Guru Nanak's travels to Nepal, the history and roots of Sikhs in Nepal can also be traced back to the time of Maharani Jind Kaur, wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century.
Amritsar, the city of the ‘Pool of Nectar’, stands for the values of eternity, Satsang and Naam-Simran. It elevates the mortal to the level of the eternal. Gurbani brings the experience of eternity alive deep within us.
Domegaon is a village in the outlying Shrirampur Tehsil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra located on the banks of River Godavari. Mr. Prithipal Singh shares that ‘more than 165 years ago, an old handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib was brought to be preserved in Domegaon.’
Gurdwara Pathar Sahib was established in memory of Guru Nanak. It is about 25 miles from Leh, on the Leh-Kargil road. The Gurdwara commemorates the visit of Guru Nanak to the Ladakh region.
This holy seat is situated in Amritsar in Punjab, India. It was built by Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru (Divine Master), who expounded the version of the worldly and spiritual realms (Miri Piri) in 1609. The Akal Takht (the seat of the Timeless One) has a pre-eminent role in the affairs of the Sikh way of life and provides guidance to Sikhs on secular issues viewed from a spiritual perspective.
This holy seat is situated in Patna, the capital of Bihar, and is the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Divine Master. Takht Sri Patna Sahib (Sri Harmandirji Sahib) was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1939), the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Guru Gobind Singh spent his early years in Patna before moving to Anandpur Sahib.
Located in the town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, this Takht commemorates the Vaisakhi of 1699, when Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth after the ‘Panj Pyaras’ - the ‘Five Beloved Ones’ were asked to drink the priceless gift of Amrit (divine nectar). Later, Guru Gobind Singh asked the ‘Five Beloved Ones’ to bless him and make him a true Sikh, a Khalsa.
It is also known as Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib and is located in Abchal Nagar, Nanded of Maharashtra. It is the place where Guru Gobind Singh merged his mortal body with the five elements of nature and became one with the all-pervading one, i.e., divine.
Located in Talwandi Sabo, a small town 28 km south east of Bathinda in Punjab, this Takht commemorates the visit of Guru Gobind Singh in 1706. After retreating from Anandpur Sahib, he rested here for some time, and went on to stay for more than nine months.
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent and well-known Sikh Gurdwaras in New Delhi. It is located close to the New Delhi General Post Office in Connaught Place, New Delhi. Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is associated with Guru Harkrishan, the boy prophet who became the eighth Guru of the Sikhs in 1661.
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is located opposite Bhai Mati Das Chowk in Chandani Chowk area of Old Delhi near the Red Fort. Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib was built at the site where the ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded on the orders of the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, for refusing to convert to Islam.
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is an important historical Gurdwara located near Parliament House in New Delhi. The ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Chandani Chowk where today Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib stands. It is believed that after the beheading of the Guru who refused to convert to Islam, there was a storm.
Gurdwara Nanak Piao Sahib is Located on G.T. Road near Rana Pratap Bagh in Delhi. It is believed that during his spiritual sojourns to the East, Guru Nanak is said to have stopped in a garden in the outskirts of Delhi.
Gurdwara Dam Dama Sahib is located behind Humayun’s Tomb, near Nizamuddin in New Delhi. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th and last prophet of Sikhs, left Punjab for South India on 21st October 1706. It is believed that when he reached Bhagaur in Raputana in March 1707, He was received by a special envoy from Prince Muazzam, requesting the Guru for political and moral support in the prince's battle for succession for the throne with his brother, after the death of Aurangzeb. Guru Sahib met the Prince near Humayun's Tomb in 1707, and together they drew up their strategy for battle. Guru Sahib promised to help the Prince if he would punish all those responsible for the treacherous killing of his sons and destroying his army and his city, Anandpur. Later, Guru Sahib helped the Prince defeat his brother and claim the throne. The place where Guru Gobind Singhji met with Prince Muazzam is where Gurdwara Dam Dama Sahib stands today.
Gurdwara Banda Singh Bahadur is situated close to Post Office Mehrauli near Qutab Minar in Delhi. In 1708, when Guru Gobind Singh reached Nanded in South India, a miracle-mongering yogi named Madho Das tried to use his occult powers to humble the Guru but was unable to do so.
Gurdwara Majnu Tilla Sahib is located at Khyber Pass on Ring Road in Delhi. It is believed that on the banks of river Yamuna, there lived in Delhi a Muslim Sufi Darvesh, who led the life of a penitent recluse. So lonely and God-intoxicated was he that he was nicknamed Majnu, the mad lover.
Gurdwara Bala Sahib is located at Bhagwan Nagar, Ashram on Ring Road, Delhi. This Gurdwara is associated with the eighth Guru, Guru Harkrishan Sahib. During his stay in Delhi in 1664, the Guru helped many suffering from cholera and smallpox irrespective of their caste, creed or status.
Gurdwara Moti Bagh is located near Dhaula Kuan on Ring Road. Gurdwara Moti Bagh is associated with the visit of the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, who had come to Delhi on the request of Prince Muazzam, later to become Emperor Bahadur Shah, who sought his help in the battle of succession to the throne of Delhi.
Gurdwara Mata Sundri Sahib is situated behind Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital adjoining Ghalib Urdu Academy on Mata Sundri Lane. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee constructed an imposing shrine on the site of the Haveli, where Mata Sundri, wife of Guru Gobind Singh, stayed, after the Guru’s departure for Deccan.
