Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib ji

The Gurudwara Sis Ganj lies very close to Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib and are both inter-related in a fascinating and spiritual way. Located in the main area of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi which was earlier known to all as the walled city of Shahjahanabad ruled by Mughal Emperors. Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was first constructed in 1783 by Baghel Singh Dhaliwal to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. situated in Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, it marks the site where the ninth Sikh Guru was beheaded on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on 11 November 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam.The present building of the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib was constructed in 1930 and tree under which Guru Teg Bahadur was beheaded has also been preserved and so is the well where the guru would bathe.The Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib is visited by devotes on a regular basis and everyone is welcome here irrespective of their religion, caste or gender.