New DelhI: Buit in 1783 the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib near Parliament House in New Delhi is a historic gurdwara. Several Sikh religious shrines within the city were constructed after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh (1730–1802) captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783.
This one marks the site of cremation of the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, after his execution in November 1675, under orders of Aurangzeb.
A mosque had been built near the spot, prior to this Gurudwara after which Mughal emperor Shah Alam II gave the permission to build a gurdwara there.
The Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib is also home to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
On 11 November 1675 Sikh guru Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Chandni Chowk on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for refusing to convert to Islam.
This gurdwara marks the site, where Lakhi Shah Banjara and his son Bhai Naghaiya burnt their own house to cremate his body.
The spot where the Guru was beheaded is marked by Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib.
