Sikh Shrines In Delhi

Description

Though Sikhs are mainly concentrated in Panjab after the partition of Indian in 1947, Delhi has the distinction of having the largest population of Sikhs in any city nearly one million. As the capital of India, Delhi has been associated with Sikhs since the inception of Sikhism.Gurdwara Nanak Piao was built in memory of Guru Nanaks visit, Gurdwara Majnu ka tila is associated with Guru Nanak and Guru Hargobind, Gurdwaras Bangla Sahib with Guru Gobind Singh, Gurdwara Mata Sundri with Guru Gobind Singhs wife, and a gurdawara in Mehrauli commemorates the martydim if Banda Singh Bahadur who liberated Punjab from the Mughals.