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Fatehgarh Sahib

Fatehgarh Sahib

pilgrimage site · Punjab

State
Punjab
Type
Pilgrimage Site

Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib rises in white marble over the site of Sikhism's most heart-rending sacrifice — where in 1704 the two youngest sons of Guru Gobind Singh, aged just seven and nine, were bricked alive by the Sirhind governor for refusing to abandon their faith. The underground Bhora Sahib preserves the wall's site; nearby stand Mata Gujri's tower prison and the shrine of Todar Mal, who bought the cremation ground with gold coins laid edge to edge.

When to go

October to March; Shaheedi Jor Mela in December

Why visit

The gurdwara of the child martyrs — Sikh history's most moving ground, in white marble.

How to reach

At Sirhind–Fatehgarh Sahib, about 50 km from Chandigarh and 40 km from Patiala, just off the Delhi–Amritsar line (Sirhind Junction).

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