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Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila
Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila is situated opposite Timarpur Colony further
than Khyber Pass in Delhi. The Gurdwara is devoted to Guru Nanak
who blessed this place in the 15th century. Delhi Gurdwara Majnu
Ka Tila has fairly an attractive narrative at the back its groundwork.
It is supposed so as to a fakir (Muslim hermit) used toward live
on the banks of river Yamuna throughout the rule of Sultan Sikander
Lodi.
Carrying populace crossways the river in his boat for free, entreaty
and consideration were the sole aims in his life. He craved for
a Darshan of God so a great deal that the local people ongoing calling
him "Majnu", after the Persian lover. One fine day, he
has the chance of meeting Guru Nanak, who sacred him as well as
helped him achieve explanation.
Thereafter, he became a staunch follower of Guru Nanak. It was
his hermitage on the banks of the river Yamuna so as to later come
toward is known as Majnu-Ka-Tila. The location of Majnu Ka Tila
Gurudwara, in New Delhi, has seen a lot of religious discourses
between yogis, sufis, fakirs and Guru Nanak.
Guru Har Gobind, the Sixth Guru as well stayed at the Majnu Ka
Tila, at what time Emperor Jehangir invited him. Leisurely as well
as gradually, these places acquire implication and a Gurdwara was
constructed here. The Gurdwara also houses a well surrounded by
its composite. Every year, the birth anniversary of Khalsa is renowned
at the Gurdwara on Baisakhi with much display and a "langar"
is agreed for all.
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