Gurdwaras & the Takhts

The holiest gurdwara of the Sikhs, set within the sacred sarovar (pool of nectar).

The first and supreme of the five Takhts — the seat of Sikh temporal authority.

A Takht marking the birthplace of the Khālsā.

A Takht at the birthplace of Guru Gobind Siṅgh (1666).

A Takht at the place where Guru Gobind Siṅgh passed in 1708.

A Takht and the 'Guru's Kāśī' — a great seat of Sikh learning.

The birthplace of Guru Nānak, founder of the Sikh path.

Where Guru Nānak settled, farmed and taught in his final years.

A high-altitude gurdwara (~4,630 m) by a glacial lake in the Himalayas.

A major Delhi gurdwara linked to the eighth Guru, Har Krishan.

Marks the martyrdom of the ninth Guru, Teg Bahādur, in 1675.

An early centre of the faith built by the third Guru, Amar Dās.

Where Guru Nānak is said to have received his calling at the river Bein.

A Himalayan gurdwara beside natural hot springs, linked to Guru Nānak's travels.

Honours the youngest Sāhibzāde, the sons of Guru Gobind Siṅgh, martyred as children.

Founded by Guru Arjan; home to the largest sarovar of any gurdwara.

The seat of the second Guru, Aṅgad Dev.

Where Guru Teg Bahādur was recognised as the ninth Guru.

A town founded by Guru Hargobind at the foot of the Śivālik hills.

Founded by descendants of Guru Nānak, across the river from Kartārpur.

Marks the sacrifice of the Forty Liberated Ones (Chālī Mukte).

Site of the battle of Chamkaur, where a handful stood against a vast army.

Where the body of Guru Teg Bahādur was cremated after his martyrdom.

Where Guru Gobind Siṅgh lived on the Yamunā and held his court of poets.

A major southern gurdwara marking Guru Nānak's visit to the Deccan.