Hazur Sahib Gurudwara

One of the 'Panj Takht,' a holy shrine of Sikhs, Hazur Sahib Nanded is the place where the Guru Gobind Singhji, the tenth of the 11 Sikh gurus, held his final congregation. Hazoor Sahib Nanded was established way back in 1609 by Guru Hargobind. Like Harmandir Sahib of Amritsar, Hazur Sahib too is covered with a golden plate. Inside the Gurudwara, there is an inner room called the Angitha Sahib, built at the same place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated in 1708. Many belongings of Guru Gobind Singh like a golden dagger, a matchlock gun, an archer with 35 arrows, two bows, a steel shield studded with precious stones, and five golden swords are very well -preserved here.

Sprawling over several hectares, the Hazoor Sahib complex features two buildings - Bunga Mai Bhago, a large room where tourists can find Guru Granth Sahib and possessions of Guru Gobind Singh like a golden dagger, a matchlock gun; a quiver with 35 arrows; two bows; a steel shield studded with precious stones and five golden swords. The second room is Angitha Sahib, which was built in 1708 at the same place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated. Like Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Hazur Sahib too has gold-plated domes, and on the pinnacle is a ‘Kalash’ made of gold-plated copper.

History

The holy place where Guru Gobind Singh held his final congregation, Hazur Sahib Nanded is one of the Panj Takht Gurudwara of Sikhism. According to the legends, Guru Gobind Singh arrived in Nanded in 1708, on August-end. Later, he went to Golconda too but then he decided to make Nanded his abode forever. It was this same place where Bahadur Shah was stabbed by two men who had been commissioned by Wazir Khan, the ‘faujdar’ of Sirhind, to assassinate him.

Foreseeing the scenarios, Guru Gobind Singh asked to install the Guru Granth Sahib, thus the place came to be known as the ‘Takhat Sahib.’ The beautiful gold-plated building of the Hazoor Sahib was constructed under the guidance of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is said that it took five years to complete the structure of the Gurudwara. The gurudwara is also reserved as "Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib."

Architecture

Sprawling over several hectares, the Hazoor Sahib complex features two buildings - Bunga Mai Bhago, a large room where tourist scan find Guru Granth Sahib and possessions of Guru Gobind Singh like a golden dagger, a matchlock gun; quiver with 35 arrows; two bows; a steel shield studded with precious stones and five golden swords. The second room is Angitha Sahib, which was built in 1708 at the same place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated. Like Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Hazur Sahib too has gold-plated domes, and on the pinnacle is a ‘Kalash’ made of gold-plated copper.