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Historical
Gurdwaras of Punjab dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh ji
Takht Sri
Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Dist. Ropar
Gurdwara Parivar Vichhora, Dist. Ropar
Gurdwara Garhi Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Dist. Ropar
Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Dist. Ropar
Gurdwara Charan Kanwal, Machhiwara, Dist. Ludhiana
Gurdwara Chubara Sahib, Machhiwara, Dist. Ludhiana
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Gurdwaras
Takht Sri
Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Dist. Ropar
This is the birthplace of the Khalsa. It was here on March 30th, 1699
that a very large gathering of Sikhs had arrived at Anandpur Sahib as
per Guru Gobind Singhs instructions. After prayers Guru Gobind Singh
stood up with his sword and asked the gathering of thousands, "Is
there anyone here ready to lay down his life at my call? This sword of
mine is crying for the blood of a dear Sikh of mine." The
congregation was shocked and afraid, the third time Guru Gobind Singh
repeated his call, Daya Ram stood up and offered his head. Guru Gobind
Singh took him into a tent. The sound of a sword cutting a body was
heard and blood trickled out of the tent. Guru Gobind Singh emerged
from the tent and asked for another Sikh. Daram Das stood up and
volunteered. Again the same episode was repeated. Three more Sikhs
offered their heads to the Guru in the same way, Mukham Chand, Himmat
Rai and Sahib Chand. After some time Guru Gobind Singh brought the
five Sikhs before the congregation dressed in new clothes and revealed
to the congregation that he had really slaughtered five goats inside
the tent. Guru Gobind Singh then baptized them with amrit (sweetened
water) stirred with his Khanda, The Guru called them his Five Beloved
Ones and gave them the last name 'Singh' which means Lion. Guru Gobind
Singh then humbly bowed before the Five Beloved Ones and asked them to
initiate Him into the Khalsa Brotherhood. Never in history has the
leader of a religion bowed down before his followers for baptism. Some
of the original weapons of Guru Gobind Singh as well as the khanda
(two edged sword) used by the Guru to stir the amrit (sweet water)
during the Khalsa baptism ceremony are kept here.
Gurdwara Parivar Vichhora, Dist. Ropar
Guru Gobind Singh and 400 Sikhs left Anandpur Sahib on the cold rainy
night of December 5th 1705 after a prolonged siege by the Mughal army.
The Guru had been offered safe passage if he left the town on a oath
on the Koran by emperor Aurangzeb. In the early hours of the morning
at the swollen river Sarsa the Guru and his Sikhs were attacked by the
Mughal army under the command of Wazir Khan, breaking their oath of
safe conduct. In the ensuing confusion, cold and darkness, most of the
Sikhs perished. Some braved the current and a few including Guru
Gobind Singh were able to cross the river in the heat of the battle.
During the confusion the Guru was separated from his family. The Guru,
his two eldest sons and 40 Sikhs were able to cross the river and
escape. This gurdwara was built on the spot where the battle occurred
and the Gurus family was separated.
Gurdwara Garhi Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Dist.
Ropar
This gurdwara commemorates the spot of the bloody battle of Chamkaur.
After the attack at the river Sarsa, Guru Gobind Singh, his two eldest
sons and 40 Sikhs made it to the town of Chamkaur while being pursued
by an army of 1,000. Guru Gobind Singh and the 40 Sikhs sought shelter
in a mud-built double story house. They were attacked by the enemy on
December 22, 1705. Against these overwhelming odds, the Sikhs ventured
our in small groups to fight the enemy and bravely lay down their
lives. Thirty Seven Sikhs were martyred that day including Guru Gobind
Singhs two eldest sons as well as three of the Five Beloved Ones (the
first baptized Khalsa). Guru Gobind Singh himself was preparing for
battle and martyrdom, but the five remaining Sikhs in the fort enacted
the scene at Anandpur, where they were had the authority of Guruship
and Gobind Singh their Khalsa disciple. Quoting the Gurus words giving
them authority to issue resolutions, they ordered Guru Gobind Singh to
escape the fort at night followed by three of the five remaining
Sikhs.
Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib,
Dist. Ropar
During the battle of Chamkaur in 1704 in which the Guru and 40 Sikhs
fought against overwhelming odds, both of Guru Gobind Singhs sons died
in battle at this spot. The remaining Sikhs in the fort at Chamkaur
were being martyred one by one, but they did not want the Gurus two
sons to go into battle. Guru Gobind Singh declared that all the Sikhs
in the fort were his beloved sons. During the battle Baba Ajit Singh
asked his fathers permission to go out of the fort and fight the
enemy. He said, "Dear father, my name is Ajit or Unconquerable. I
will not be conquered. And if conquered, I will not flee or come back
alive. Permit me to go, dear father." Guru Gobind Singh hugged
and kissed his beloved son before sending him into battle where he
fought heroically until his last breath. Baba Jujhar Singh having
watched his brother fight, asked Guru Gobind Singh, "Permit me,
dear father to go where my brother has gone. Don't say that I am too
young. I am your son, I am a Singh or Lion of yours. I shall prove
worthy of you. I shall die fighting, with my face towards the enemy,
with God and the Guru on my lips and in my heart." Guru Gobind
Singh embraced him and said, "Go my son and wed life-giving
Death. We have been here for a while. Now we shall return to our real
home. Go and wait for me there. Your grandfather and elder brother are
already waiting for you." Thus the Guru watched his two sons
achieve eternal peace through martyrdom. Guru Gobind Singh was
prepared to follow his sons and Sikhs in martyrdom, but it was not the
great Gurus time yet.
Gurdwara Charan Kanwal, Machhiwara, Dist.
Ludhiana
After agreeing to leave Chamkaur as commanded by his Sikhs, Guru
Gobind Singh escaped into the night and the jungle surrounded by the
enemy troops. In the dark the Guru was separated from his three Sikh
and left alone in the dense jungle. Guru Gobind Singh trudged through
the jungle day and night, his clothes tattered and his feet blistered.
Eventually the Guru reached the outskirts of Machiwara town and lay
down to sleep in a garden in some bushes on the ground with a stone as
his pillow. Here he was found by the three remaining Sikhs Daram
Singh, Daya Singh and Man Singh. This gurdwara marks that spot where
Guru Gobind Singh was found sleeping. Guru Gobind Singh drank water
from the well that appears in the foreground.
Gurdwara Chubara Sahib, Machhiwara, Dist.
Ludhiana
A Sikh named Gulaba Singh lived in the town of Machhiwara and
provided Guru Gobind Singh and his three Sikhs refuge in his house at
this spot while the enemy where prowling the countryside looking for
the Guru with orders to capture or kill him.
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