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[[Image:Gurdwara sis ganj.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Gurdwara Sri Guru Sis Ganj Sahib]]
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Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is built at the site in the [[Chandni Chowk]] area of [[Delhi|Old Delhi]], where the ninth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] was beheaded on the orders of the [[Mughal]] emperor in 1675 A.D., [[Aurangzeb]] for refusing to convert to [[Islam]]. Before his body could be quartered and exposed to public view, it was stolen under the cover of darkness by one of his disciples, Lakhi Shah Vanjara, who then burnt his house to cremate the Guru's body.
'''Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib''' is built at the site in the [[Chandni Chowk]] area of [[Delhi|Old Delhi]], where the ninth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] was beheaded, in 1675, on the orders of the [[Mughal]] emperor [[Aurangzeb]] for refusing to convert to [[Islam]]. Before his body could be quartered and exposed to public view, it was stolen under the cover of darkness by one of his disciples, [[Lakhi Shah Vanjara]], who then sat his home  afire to cremate the Guru's body.


This place is marked by another Gurdwara, [[Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib]]. The severed head ('Sis') of Guru Tegh Bahadur was brought to [[Anandpur Sahib]] by Bhai Jaita, another disciple of the Guru. It was cremated by the Guru's son, Gobind Rai, who became [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth and last Guru, in human form, of the Sikhs.  
The 'Sis' (severed head) of Guru Tegh Bahadur was taken to [[Anandpur Sahib]] by Bhai Jaita, another devotee of the Guru where it was cremated by the Guru's young son, Guru Gobind Rai.


The Gurdwara at Anandpur Sahib is also called Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.
Bhai Jaita who had been of the [[Majhabi]] (scavenger) caste, was renamed [[Bhai Jivan Singh]] on the same day that Guru Gobind Rai created the Khalsa and added the names Singh and Kaur to the names of all Sikhs. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was the tenth and last Guru, in human form, of the Sikhs.
 
The Chandni Chowk area  has, as well, another  Gurdwara, [[Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib]].
 
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Their is also another Gurdwara at [[Anandpur Sahib]] called Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.





Revision as of 21:33, 15 March 2008

Gurdwara Sri Guru Sis Ganj Sahib

Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is built at the site in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, where the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded, in 1675, on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for refusing to convert to Islam. Before his body could be quartered and exposed to public view, it was stolen under the cover of darkness by one of his disciples, Lakhi Shah Vanjara, who then sat his home afire to cremate the Guru's body.

The 'Sis' (severed head) of Guru Tegh Bahadur was taken to Anandpur Sahib by Bhai Jaita, another devotee of the Guru where it was cremated by the Guru's young son, Guru Gobind Rai.

Bhai Jaita who had been of the Majhabi (scavenger) caste, was renamed Bhai Jivan Singh on the same day that Guru Gobind Rai created the Khalsa and added the names Singh and Kaur to the names of all Sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last Guru, in human form, of the Sikhs.

The Chandni Chowk area has, as well, another Gurdwara, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.


Their is also another Gurdwara at Anandpur Sahib called Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.