| Gurudwara
Sachkhand Shri Hazur Sahib |
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A Gurudwara was built between 1832 and
1837, under instructions from Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is
called "Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchal Nagar Sahib". It's'
interior is artistically ornamented in the style of
Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar. The walls of the inner room
called Angitha Sahib have been covered with golden plates
On the first floor, recitations from Sri Guru Granth
Sahib, go on day and night. The dome is polished and on
the pinnacle is the kalash made of gold plated copper.
Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar
Sahib is the principal shrine at Nanded. It marks the site
where the Guru had his camp in 1708 A.D. after the
departure of the emperor Bahadur Shah. The tenth Guru held
his court and congregation here. It is the site of his own
tent where he was convalescing after he was attacked by
assasins. It is the place from where the tenth Guru rose
to heaven alongwith his horse Dilbag. |
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| Gurudwara
Banda Ghat Sahib |

Gurudwara Banda Ghat
Sahib is situated about 400 mtrs., upstream from Nagina
Ghat. This is where Madho Das, a hot headed and headstrong
Bairagi Sadhu had his abode. Guru Gobind Singh had heard
about him from Mahant Jait Ram of Singh Dadu Dwara. His
original name was Lachhman Das. He was native of Rajauri
in Jammu and Kashmir. A Rajput by birth he had been
trained in the martial arts and had been fond of hunting.
A chance killing of a pregnant doe at his hands had
transformed him into a remorseful sinner in search of
redemption. Having acquired some occult powers through
austerities and single minded devotion to learning of such
arts, he had become an arrogant recluse impatient with
lesser mortals. |
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| Gurudwara
Shikar Ghat Sahib |
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Gurudwara Shikar Ghat Sahib
is a beautiful piece of architecture
perched
on a low hill near the bank of Godavari river,
with high wooded hills in the background. Its distance
from Sachkand Sri Hazur Sahib is about six kilometers. A
bridge was constructed by kar-seva and built over the
river Godavari. A legend is associated with this
shrine, too. It is said that Guru Gobind Singh ji came
here following the chase (shikar) and killed a rabbit
which in a former birth had been Bhai Mula, who belonged
to Sialkot (now in Pakistan). He had once accompanied Guru
Nanak Dev ji during his travels. Once when Guru Nanak Dev
ji went to visit him, Mula avoided the Guru and hid
himself for fear that the Guru might take him away on
another long journey. Sensing this Guru Nanak Dev ji went
away, but such is the travesty of fate that Mula died soon
after of snakebite. His repentant soul had since been
wandering in different sub-human bodies until, Guru Gobind
Singh ji emancipated it by the touch of his arrow. |
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| Gurudwara
Nagina Ghat Sahib |
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Gurudwara Nagina Ghat Sahib
stands on the bank of Godavari river, about 400
mtrs., southwest of Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib. According
to a folklore, a rich merchant went to Guru Gobind Singh
ji
while
he was watching the river flow. Proud of his wealth, he
presented a nagina (precious stone set in gold) to the
Guru, who took it and casually threw it in the river. The
merchant bore a look as if pitying the Guru that he did
not understand the value of the nagina. Guru ji read his
thoughts and bade him to take out his nagina from the
river if that was so valuable. It is said that when the
devotee entered into the river, to his surprise, the river
bed was full of precious stones all around. Purged of his
false pride, the merchant fell at the Guru's feet. The
present building stands on a high plinth which comprises
of a square hall in which Guru Granth Sahib ji is seated
on a canopied palaki of white marble and a smaller square
room topped by a dome on the first floor. Its construction
was undertaken by Raja Gulab Singh Sethi
of Delhi and was completed by his widow in 1968. |
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| Gurudwara
Hira Ghat Sahib |
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Gurudwara
Hira Ghat Sahib is about nine kilometers downstream from
Nanded. A legend similar to the one associated
with Gurudwara Nagina Ghat Sahib is also related to this
shrine. Here it was the Emperor Bahadur Shah
who presented to the Guru a Heera (Diamond) which the Guru
flung into the river, and asked the offended Emperor to
look into the river, where the latter saw heaps of
diamonds. The Emperor was deeply impressed and he bowed to
the Guru with humility. The Emperor realized that at
Guru’s Darbar there was no shortage of any kind and the
glittering wealth had no meaning. |
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| Gurudwara
Sangat Sahib |
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Gurudwara
Sangat Sahib is located about two miles from
Takht Sachkhand Shri Hazur Sahib,on the banks of Godavari
river in Nanded city. Here Guru Gobind Singh Ji first
stayed on his arrival at Nanded from punjab.
Soldiers who had accompanied Guru ji from Punjab were
demanding for their long-standing wages, so at this place
Guru Ji distributed money to his and Bahadur Shah's Royal
forces generously. There is a strong belief that the
treasure found at Mal Tekdi was distributed here among the
three hundred odd warriors accompanying the Guru. Each
warrior got a shield full of valuables. This shield is
still kept in this Gurudwara as a sacred relic. |
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| Gurudwara
Mata Sahib Devaan Ji |
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This
Gurudwara, managed by Nihang Singhs under
the auspices of the Sachkand Gurudwara Board, is located
about half a kilometer downstream from Gurdwara Hira Ghat
where the Guruji had stayed.Mata Sahib Devaan Ji
was a committed devotee of Guruji. She was accorded Mata
Ji status. A langar is served throughout the day.
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| Gurudwara
Mal Tekdi Sahib |
Gurudwara
Mal Tekdi Sahib, dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev ji is about
five kilometer from Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib and is
linked to the Nanded-Akola road. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji had
visited this place during his journey to Sangla-Deep
(known as Sri Lanka or Ceylon now-a-days) Guru Nanak Dev
ji is said to have held religious courses with a Muslim
reclause Lakkad Shah at this spot called ‘Maal Tilla’ or
‘Chakri Maal’. Lakkad Shah's grave is about 100 mtrs.,
away from the present Gurudwara. The money, which the
Tenth Guru distributed at Gurudwara Sangat Sahib, was dug
out from this place. |
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