Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi overview

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi  overview 

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is a Sikh sanctuary just as traveler puts in 1783, who managed the development of nine Sikh sanctums in Delhi around the same time during the rule of Mughal Sovereign Shah Alam II. Working for each of the 24 hours, the Gurudwara is a case of the huge hearted nature of Sikhs. This spot of comfort is run by in excess of a thousand people in a single day. 

The complex of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib has a principle supplication corridor, a blessed Sarovar or lake, higher optional school, a medical clinic, Baba Baghel Singh Gallery and a library inside its premises. Individuals visiting here get 'Kada Prasad' and free langar or 'network suppers' are served at a specific time. Head should be secured while entering, shoes must be saved close to the passageways and feet are washed in warm water before entering. It additionally has a 'Yatri Niwas' or House for sightseers. The Paath and Shabads (the holy serenades) that go nearly for 24 hours associates you straightforwardly to the celestial force.

Thing to do

1. You can attend the prayer services

2. Spend some quiet time along the banks of the Sarovar
3. You can also offer to help out in the community services and help in the kitchen, serve langar, serve water or help in managing shoes of devotees near the gate, volunteer to clean floor.
4. You can also go through the texts in the Gurudwara's library and learn more about the Sikh faith.
5. Have meals at the community kitchen or langar

Tips For Visiting Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

1. Try not to enter the Gurudwara uncovered head. You are carefully required to cover it. 

2. Wear something which covers you totally from the shoulders to the territory underneath the knees. 

3. In summers, visit the Gurudwara either in the early morning or the night as these premises are somewhat cooler than the evening times. 

4. Liquor and tobacco are carefully restricted.

Langar at Bangla Sahib 

No one rests hungry under the endowments of the awesome soul. The Gurudwara has a Langar Lobby, where suppers are accommodated all paying little heed to race, station, sexual orientation or religion, and that too with no charges. You can likewise render your administrations to the God-like by assisting in the langar kitchen, which is accepted to be one of the most honored petition benefits in the place of worship. Straightforward yet delicious lentils, Rotis and rice are served in the langar.

Celebrations at Bangla Sahib 

Prakash Utsav: The yearly celebrations start with Prakash Utsav, which is a festival of the introduction of Master Gobind Singh who was the tenth Sikh Master.

Baisakhi: A festival of the gather season is additionally commended here by a large number of adherents.

Guru Purab: The introduction of Master Nanak Dev and the birth commemoration of Master Har Krishan are other significant celebrations praised here

History of the Shrine

 Bangla Sahib has significant history connected to itself, and it is accepted that the waters of the Sarovar here have extraordinary recuperating properties. The Gurudwara was at one time a cottage having a place with Raja Jai Singh in the seventeenth century and was known as Jaisinghpura Royal residence around then. At the point when the eighth Sikh Master, Master Har Krishan visited Delhi in the year 1664, he remained over at the castle itself. Because of an unanticipated unforeseen development, there was an episode of cholera and smallpox in the area which guaranteed various casualties.

As per the lessons of Sikhism, Master Har Krishan devoted his administrations to the experiencing by giving new water the well, the recuperating forces of which restored the unhealthy. Sadly, he gotten the equivalent, because of which he passed on Walk 30, 1664. Raja Jai Singh built a little tank over the waters of the well, and it is currently accepted to mend a wide range of infections and medical issues. It is removed in bottles as gifts by lovers coming to Bangla Sahib from everywhere throughout the world.

“Waheguru ji ka Khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh”