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HAZUR SAHIB (NANDED)


This is a Gurdwara, also known as Takht, at village Nander, situated on the bank of river Godawari (in Maharashtra state). It is about 235 km from Aurangabad and about 278 km from Hyderabad. Guru Gobind Singh Sahib spent his last days in this town. It is here that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was initiated into the Sikh faith. Hazur Sahib, Gurdwara Sachkhand Sahib is the main shrine. The central place is called Angiittha Sahib. Guru Gobind Singh Sahib was cremated here (Sikhism forbids memorials at the site of cremation). Besides the main shrine, there are several Gurdwaras in this area: Gurdwara Sangat Sahib: (Here, Guru Sahib used to hold congregation), Gurdwara Nagina Ghat, Gurdwara Hira Ghat (It is on the bank of the river Godawari. According to a hagiographic story, here, Guru Gobind Singh threw the diamond presented by Bahadur Shah, the Mogul emperor, into the river. Gurdwara Shikar Ghat (where Guru Sahib used to hunt for wild animals; earlier there was a dense forest), Gurdwara Gobind Bagh (where Guru Sahib used to rest under the tress), Gurdwara Mal Tekri (where Guru Sahib used to hold martial games; once, her, he paid salaries to the soldiers), Gurdwara Banda Ghat (Here Guru Sahib initiated Baba Banda Singh as a member of Sikh brotherhood), Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur, Gurdwara Langar Sahib etc. Besides, there are two more Gurdwaras which have been built in the memory of prominent Sikhs of the time of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib: (1) in memory of Bhai Daya Singh and Bhai Dharam Singh (two of the Punj Piaray) who died there sometimes in or after 1708 and (2) in memory of Mai Bhag Kaur (Mai Bhago).