Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
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Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was first constructed in 1783 by Baghel Singh to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. Situated in Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, it marks the site where the ninth Sikh Guru was beheaded on the orders of the .
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland11,334 contributions
Apr 2024 • Friends
I really enjoyed this very special experience, a tour of this wonderful Sikh Temple.
We had a very memorable hour or so here and we're privileged to see a prayer service in progress with beautiful singing, chanting and music. The place was a whirl of colour and palpable goodwill and energy. I just found the while experience very moving, especially due to the welcome we received.
The kitchens were amazing watching the volunteers roasting chapatti and rolling dough to make bread, huge lentil soup pots on the boil, vast swathes of vegetables being prepared...all to serve three free meals a day to a cast of thousands.
Amazing place, absolutely loved it.
We had a very memorable hour or so here and we're privileged to see a prayer service in progress with beautiful singing, chanting and music. The place was a whirl of colour and palpable goodwill and energy. I just found the while experience very moving, especially due to the welcome we received.
The kitchens were amazing watching the volunteers roasting chapatti and rolling dough to make bread, huge lentil soup pots on the boil, vast swathes of vegetables being prepared...all to serve three free meals a day to a cast of thousands.
Amazing place, absolutely loved it.
Written 29 April 2024
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Luis Rdgz
Monterrey, Mexico299 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Visiting it was a very enriching experience. It is a beautiful and very well preserved Sikh temple. We had to briefly participate in a ceremony that they were holding as a preamble to the dinner that they offer free of charge to all pilgrims who pray there. We were able to go to the kitchen, where they were preparing a huge amount of food in industrial pots. We could see the large number of people who would enter a large dining room in a few minutes. We witnessed the great fervor with which people demonstrated. To enter the temple, you must take off your shoes and cover your head with a scarf provided there. It is important to know the history of the place, with a local guide.
Written 12 November 2023
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Dennis P
Melbourne, Australia2,239 contributions
Feb 2023
This is a surprisingly small shrine, at least compared with shrines, mosques, and cathedrals around the world
It was first constructed in 1783 as a small shrine to commemorate the martyrdom by beheading, of the ninth Sikh Guru.
This is a very colourful and religeous site. While we were there there were ceremoniew being conducted. All extremely interesting
Beside the shrine is a largish area devoted by the Sikhs to preparing and serving food to anyone wanting to sit and have a meal.
Very interesting and really a must see if in the area.
As a note: shoes must be removed for entry into the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
It was first constructed in 1783 as a small shrine to commemorate the martyrdom by beheading, of the ninth Sikh Guru.
This is a very colourful and religeous site. While we were there there were ceremoniew being conducted. All extremely interesting
Beside the shrine is a largish area devoted by the Sikhs to preparing and serving food to anyone wanting to sit and have a meal.
Very interesting and really a must see if in the area.
As a note: shoes must be removed for entry into the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Written 22 March 2023
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priZon
Bengaluru, India447 contributions
Feb 2022 • Friends
Built 1783
Situated amid hustle bustle of chandni chowk & old delhi.
Pious n serene.
Must visit if nearby.
First visited 1995
Next feb 2013
Situated amid hustle bustle of chandni chowk & old delhi.
Pious n serene.
Must visit if nearby.
First visited 1995
Next feb 2013
Written 16 January 2023
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sainisps197350
New Delhi, India336 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was constructed in 1783 by Baghel Singh at the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji . It's located in the Chandni Chowk . This place is easily accessible with Metro . .
Written 9 August 2018
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A R Kohli
New Delhi, India150 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
This is the Historical Monument built to commemorate the extreme sacrifice by Ninth Guru Satguru Tegh Bahadur. You will experience peace and tranquility and enjoy Langar also.
Governor Amolak Rattan Kohli
Governor Amolak Rattan Kohli
Written 26 May 2019
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harishklsharma
Mandi Gobindgarh, India13 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
I made a call to them a week before of my visit there and I was quite assured by them about providing a room and they asked me to call and confirm a day before my visit. I again called a day before my visit they assured me. But when I reached there with my family they refused to give any room to me. The attendant who allots room was very ill mannered. He said me to wait for a room till 10:00 pm but without any certainty of room. He was behaving very badly with other visitors who were without any access and asking for room. When I contacted his higher authorities they were also have same attitude. This is a very pious and sacred place and it belongs to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. I think only those people should be recruited as staff here who actually follow the teachings of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. I live in Punjab and I have visited so many Sikh Temples in my life but never found any discrimination, but here I felt much partial behavior and discrimination. The staff members encouraging VIP culture here. I recommend all public to visit the place with higher devotional feelings. It is very sacred temple. But you should not plan about to stay here if you don't have any access.
Written 4 April 2016
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GURURANDHAWA
Ahmedabad, India3 contributions
Jan 2014 • Business
The langar served at gurudwara sis ganj was amazing and to my surprise it was free... there was no counter to ask for as per sikh traditions...
Written 21 January 2014
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NS_chd
Chandigarh273 contributions
Apr 2015 • Family
Takes some effort to wade through the sea of people, vehicles and chaotic roads leading to the Gurudwara but the Gurudwara itself and the nearby Sikh Museum is something which Sikhs should try and visit.
Written 5 April 2015
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ranjit ryatt
London, UK423 contributions
Apr 2015 • Solo
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, a significant Sikh places of worship in Delhi, was constructed in the late eighteenth century to commemorate the martyrdom of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur.
Located in Chandni Chowk, in Old Delhi, the shrine place is cocooned within extremely contrasting surroundings, ranging from unmade and heavily pitted roads, wantonly-abandoned litter, teeming crowds and majesty of Red Fort in the distance. It is easier to climb to Base Camp on Khumbu Glacier (on Mount Everest) than attempting to get to the Gurdwara by car. Travel by auto rickshaw or Delhi Metro are the most time efficient ways of making the journey without losing one's sanity.
Once inside the building, the seamless machinery of volunteering and selfless service takes over. The visitors'/worshipers' anxieties are melted into nothingness as they ascend the steps into the Gurdwara proper. The first thing a person experiences upon entry is the sound of devotional songs (Keertan) sung by a trio.
The interior is impressively decked out in colourful flowers and bunting. The central piece, as one would expect, is Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (the Sikh Scripture) at the top end of the hall. Placed on a raised golden dais, worshipers bow to it in great reverence before joining members of the congregation already seated on the carpeted area facing The Scripture.
One derives individual and personal input from such a place. Whether it is in the form of offering a prayer, making a spiritual contact with The Almighty, making a wish or donation, or anything that falls in-between. The experience knows no boundaries as it helps people to transcend the superficial man-made bureaucracies into a sense of ethereal fulfillment. A person does not have to be religious or a follower of the Sikh faith to live through a period of serene contemplation.
The concept of the communal kitchen and Vand Shako - share and eat - is central to the Sikh religion. Every Gurdwara serves food, free of any charge, to visitors and regulars alike.
If they wish, visitors may take 'Parshad' (sacred pudding) on their way out.
For me, my visit to Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib put a great deal into perspective. Just as a candle cannot burn without oxygen, man cannot live without a belief.
Located in Chandni Chowk, in Old Delhi, the shrine place is cocooned within extremely contrasting surroundings, ranging from unmade and heavily pitted roads, wantonly-abandoned litter, teeming crowds and majesty of Red Fort in the distance. It is easier to climb to Base Camp on Khumbu Glacier (on Mount Everest) than attempting to get to the Gurdwara by car. Travel by auto rickshaw or Delhi Metro are the most time efficient ways of making the journey without losing one's sanity.
Once inside the building, the seamless machinery of volunteering and selfless service takes over. The visitors'/worshipers' anxieties are melted into nothingness as they ascend the steps into the Gurdwara proper. The first thing a person experiences upon entry is the sound of devotional songs (Keertan) sung by a trio.
The interior is impressively decked out in colourful flowers and bunting. The central piece, as one would expect, is Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (the Sikh Scripture) at the top end of the hall. Placed on a raised golden dais, worshipers bow to it in great reverence before joining members of the congregation already seated on the carpeted area facing The Scripture.
One derives individual and personal input from such a place. Whether it is in the form of offering a prayer, making a spiritual contact with The Almighty, making a wish or donation, or anything that falls in-between. The experience knows no boundaries as it helps people to transcend the superficial man-made bureaucracies into a sense of ethereal fulfillment. A person does not have to be religious or a follower of the Sikh faith to live through a period of serene contemplation.
The concept of the communal kitchen and Vand Shako - share and eat - is central to the Sikh religion. Every Gurdwara serves food, free of any charge, to visitors and regulars alike.
If they wish, visitors may take 'Parshad' (sacred pudding) on their way out.
For me, my visit to Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib put a great deal into perspective. Just as a candle cannot burn without oxygen, man cannot live without a belief.
Written 25 April 2015
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College ka group hai 20,25 students and teachers ka can we stay in Gurdwara for 2,3 day's plz tell me someone 🙏🙏
Written 11 February 2023
can anyone tell whether the accomodation in this gurudwara is free of cost for hall???
Written 8 July 2017
I visit this holy place at least once in a month and have never faced any problem. May I know, what kind of problem did you face?
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Rajendra
Written 11 April 2017
I have seen longer queues outside Louvre Museum, Paris or outside Eiffel Tower but people just wait calmly and enjoy the surroundings. Hope you travel again to this place around lesser crowded time, by avoiding certain Holy Days (Guru Purab).
Written 11 April 2017
Chandni Chowk Metro Station is very close to Sisganj Gurdwara. No Riksha or any other Conveyance is required for general Individual.
Written 21 October 2016
Hola, me podéis decir el horario de visita? gracias
Written 31 July 2016
Hola excelente decisión este templo es precioso,creo que no cierran,te explico yo lo visite por la mañana a las 9,bien pronto,hay una casita al lado del templo donde dejas tus zapatos(para visitar el templo) ,normalmente se paga por guardarlas,o se da propina,el templo es de la casta Shijs,este templo funciona como hospital y alojamiento de gente sin techo,a si que si vas por la noche(yo lo visite bien entrada la noche 23 horas) otro dia,habia gente durmiendo en los porches exteriores,gente sin techo,principalmente,en el templo también se distribuye unas 20 mil raciones de comida gratiuita,asi que podras verlo con tus ojos una cocina,para tal cantidad de gente....LOS shijs REPARTEN publicidad de su religión,EN TRIPTICOS EN INGLES E HINDU,asi intentar convertir a musulmanes y hindúes a su religión,de verdad va,e la pena ir a este templo.Un saludo
Written 1 August 2016
Dear Sir - need your help with re Gangtok sight seeing tours mid June. We shall stay at Bamboo Retreat Hotel. We are 2 of us.
Written 23 June 2015
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