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| Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | |
|---|---|
 Central building of Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sikhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Dhubri, Assam, India |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib is the gurdwara (house of worship for Sikhs) in Dhubri town on the bank of the Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. The first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, visited this place in 1505 AD and met Srimanta Sankardeva on his way when he traveled from Dhaka to Assam. Later, the 9th Guru Teg Bahadur came to this place and established this Gurdwara during the 17th century.
History
Guru Tegh Bahadur departed from Dhaka in Bengal and visited Dhubri in Assam in late 1669 as per The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Assam is traditionally associated with witchcraft in Indic lore, reflected in hagiographical accounts of magical occurrences during Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana's travel to the region of Kamarupa. Sikh accounts of the ninth Sikh guru's visit also contain magical elements. When arriving at Dhubri, Sikh lore believes the guru held up on the right-bank of the Brahmaputra river, where a washerwoman attempt to harm the guru using witchcraft and threw large trees and rocks at him, which failed to harm the guru. When her antics failed, she became a devotee of the guru.
Former Indian President Gyani Zail Singh visited the shrine in 1983.
References
- ^ Singh, Dharam; Singh, Paramvir (2022). "Assam". Guru Tegh Bahadur: His Life, Travel and Message. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. pp. 144–151. ISBN 9789354095832.
- Sharma, B. K.; The Telegraph, India, 29 May 2008.
- Rashid, P. The Tribune Windows, India, 19 April 2003 Archived 1 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine