Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib

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Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib is the famous Gurdwara of Sikhs situated in Dhubri town on the bank of river mighty Brahmaputra in Assam. The first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev visited this place in 1505 A.D. and met Srimanta Sankardeva on his way when he travelled from Dhaka to Assam. Latter, the 9th Guru Teg Bahadur came to this place and established this Gurdwara during 17th century. Around 50,000 Sikh devotees from all over the country and the world assemble in this historic shrine every year in the month of December to mark the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, which starts on 3rd December with great solemnity and ceremony. Sikhs call this festival Sahidee-Guru-Parav.

[edit] History

In 1670 A.D. Raja Ram Singh, Mughal general of Amber was deputed by Aurangzeb of Delhi to crash a rebellion by the Ahom king Chakradhwaj Singha. But Assam was a difficult country for such an operation and Raja Ram Singh requested Guru Teg Bahadur to accompany him. Guru Teg Bahadur accepted the request and his presence was initially thought to be a moral booster to both Ram Singh and his troops. However, latter Guru's role was proved to be much more crucial than his mere presence. This operation was actually a punishment for Ram Singh because it was from his custody that Shivaji and his son had escaped, from Aurangzeb's likely execution, a few years earlier.


[edit] Historical visitors

Former Indian President Gyani Zail Singh visited this holy shrine in 1983 A.D. and the current Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh is supposed to visit the place in December 2008.


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