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Painting of Guru Har Krishan blessing Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur, by D.A. Ahuja of Rangoon. Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally a bungalow belonging to Raja Jai Singh, an Hindu Rajput ruler in the seventeenth century, and was known as Jaisinghpura Palace, in Jaisingh Pura, an historic neighbourhood demolished to make way for the Connaught Place, shopping district. [4]
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee comprises 55 members, 46 of whom are elected and 9 are coopted. Out of the nine coopted members, two represent the Singh Sabhas of Delhi, one the SGPC, four the Takhts at Amritsar Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Patna Sahib and Nanded, and two those Sikhs of Delhi who do not want to or cannot contest elections but whose services can be of value to the committee.
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is the most visited one in Delhi. Millions visit from all over the world and of all religions to offer their prayers at this elegant yet historical gurdwara in Delhi. The gurdwara marks the place where the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Harkrishan, lived his last breath serving the population ravaged by the smallpox and cholera ...
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwara in Delhi, India and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the pool inside its complex, known as the "sarovar."
Gandhi inaugurating the Laxminarayan Temple with members of the Birla family, Delhi, 1938. The construction of the temple dedicated to Laxmi Narayana started in 1933, built by industrialist and philanthropist, Baldeo Das Birla and his son Jugal Kishore Birla of the Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple.
A force of around 4,000 Sikhs stayed in Delhi to assist Baghel Singh with the raising of the gurdwaras, with ten gurdwaras being built in-total. [3] Prominent gurdwaras originally constructed by Baghel Singh include the following: Gurdwara Mata Sundri [22] Gurdwara Bangla Sahib; Gurdwara Rakab Ganj; Gurdwara Sis Ganj [23] Gurdwara Majnu Ka ...
The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is a historic gurdwara near Parliament House in New Delhi. It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh (1730–1802) captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi, led to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines within the city.
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