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The ninth Guru Sri [[Guru Tegh Bahadur|Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur]] on his way to Patna visited Agra. A devout Sikh disciple lady invited Guru Tegh Bahadur to her house where he stayed for a day or two. Her name was Mai Jassi. The site of house has become a shrine and is known as Gurdwara Mai Than.   
'''Gurdwara Mai Than Sahib''' is situated in Mai Than Mohallla in Agra. Ninth Nanak Sri [[Guru Tegh Bahadur|Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur]] visited this place during his second visit to Agra. A devout Sikh disciple lady invited Guru Tegh Bahadur to her house where he stayed for a day or two. Her name was [[Mai Jassi]]. The site of house has become a shrine and is known as Gurdwara Mai Than.   
   
   
The Gurdwara is located in a narrow street near Ghatia Chowk in a ward which is also named Mai Than Mohalla after the Gurdwara. This was the house of  Mai Jassi, who had long cherished a desire to see the Guru and present him with a length of cloth made from cotton yarn she had handspun and dyed. Guru Tegh Bahadur visited her at her house shortly before his arrest in 1675 and accepted her offering. It is a three-storey building with the sanctum in a spacious hall on the ground floor, where Guru Granth Sahib rests in a canopy covered seat of white marble. Rooms on the upper floors are available to staff and pilgrims for administrative and residential purposes. The Gurdwara is registered as Sri Guru Singh Sabha and is administered by Sri Guru Tegh bahadur Central Board, a registered body.
==History==
Mai Jassi, an old lady who was a devout follower of the [[Sikh]] faith, had got a length of linen prepared from yarn spun with her own hands and had ever longed for an opportunity to present it to the Guru in her own home. Guru Tegh Bahadur did visit Mai Jassi's house in the heart of Agra and received the offering. He was pleased with her devotion and, as a parting boon, pronounced the blessing that her name would live forever. Mai Jassi's house is now a gurdwara. It is known by the name of Mai Than. By this name is also known the mahalla. in which it is situated.  


Agra attained fame during the Mughal period as it became the Mughals capital. The glory of the city's Mughal architecture, epitomised by the world famous Taj Mahal, has led to Agra's being one of the world's foremost  tourist destinations. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.”
Guru Tegh Bahadur visited her at her house shortly before his arrest in 1675 and accepted her offering.  


The massive grandeur of its red limestone fort (the Laal Kila) also impresses visitors as well as  the gaint Hauz of Jahangir and the first use of white marble over the fort's red limestone in some early remodeling by Shah Jahan.
Gurdwara Mai Than, in a narrow lane, has a spacious square divan hall, with the Guru Granth Sahib seated in the centre on a canopied throne of white marble. In a room above the entrance gate, a museum has been established with pictures depicting scenes from Sikh history, especially martyrdoms. The Gurdwara, registered as the Sri Guru Singh Sabha, is managed by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Central Board, Agra


'''Visits by Earlier Gurus'''
==See Also==
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* [[Agra]]
 
* [[Gurdwara Guru Ka Taal]]
Earlier Agra had also been graced by the visit of [[Guru Nanak]] Dev. And, according to some old records, the fourth Guru Sri [[Guru Ram Das]] along with [[Bhai Gurdas]] had also stayed in Agra when they were assigned an important mission by Sri [[Guru Amar Das]] to represent Sikhism in Akbar's Court.


[[Category:Gurdwaras In Uttar Pardesh]]
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 11 October 2009

Gurdwara Mai Than Sahib is situated in Mai Than Mohallla in Agra. Ninth Nanak Sri Guru Sri Tegh Bahadur visited this place during his second visit to Agra. A devout Sikh disciple lady invited Guru Tegh Bahadur to her house where he stayed for a day or two. Her name was Mai Jassi. The site of house has become a shrine and is known as Gurdwara Mai Than.

History

Mai Jassi, an old lady who was a devout follower of the Sikh faith, had got a length of linen prepared from yarn spun with her own hands and had ever longed for an opportunity to present it to the Guru in her own home. Guru Tegh Bahadur did visit Mai Jassi's house in the heart of Agra and received the offering. He was pleased with her devotion and, as a parting boon, pronounced the blessing that her name would live forever. Mai Jassi's house is now a gurdwara. It is known by the name of Mai Than. By this name is also known the mahalla. in which it is situated.

Guru Tegh Bahadur visited her at her house shortly before his arrest in 1675 and accepted her offering.

Gurdwara Mai Than, in a narrow lane, has a spacious square divan hall, with the Guru Granth Sahib seated in the centre on a canopied throne of white marble. In a room above the entrance gate, a museum has been established with pictures depicting scenes from Sikh history, especially martyrdoms. The Gurdwara, registered as the Sri Guru Singh Sabha, is managed by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Central Board, Agra

See Also

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