Bihar is dotted with gurdwaras:build their infrastructure

Bihar state government is developing the Sikh Circuit to promote religious tourism in the state. Along with this, the government is also developing Sufi and ecotourism circuits to promote tourism both in the domestic and international markets.

The proposed Sikh Circuit reportedly includes all shrines in the state capital and other parts of Bihar. Research is on to locate gurdwaras across the state and then build their infrastructure so that more and more devotees and tourists visit them. The infrastructure, four-day tour package of the Sikh Circuit and preservation plans will finally be looked into by the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation .. 

 

  

                Gaighat Gurdwara (Patna city )

 

      

               Kangan Ghat Gurdwara

 

              
 

                           Bal Lila Gurdwara

  

     Handi Saheb Gurdwara at Danapur

 

In Patna, four gurdwaras - 1-Gaighat Gurdwara (Patna City), Guru Ka Bagh near Malsalami, 

                                         2-Kangan Ghat Gurdwara, 

                                         3-Bal Lila Gurdwara - 

                                         4-The Handi Saheb Gurdwara at Danapur at the outskirts of Patna will also be developed,Guru Ki Bagh near Malsalami   originally belonged to the local Nawabs, Karim Baksh and Rahim Baksh. It was learnt that in 17th century,  apart from Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb, also in the Patna City area, will be developed further.  Guru Tegh Bahadur, on his way from Assam, had visited an almost barren garden (bagh) which then had turned green. This impressed Nawabs so much that they donated the garden to the Guru.   as it was here that Guru Gobind Singh had first stopped on way to Punjab.

The Nanakshahi Gurdwara near Lalganj in Vaishali district, and the Fatuha Gurdwara, the meeting place of Guru Nanak and Kabir, will also be developed.

For tourists and devotees who had heard only of the Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb, it will be a pleasant surprise when they learn that Bihar is dotted with gurdwaras. In Sasaram, the district headquarters of Rohtas, three gurdwaras have already been located. 

                                     1-Guru Ka Bagh, 

                                     2-Taksali Sangat 

                                     3- Khwaja Faggu Mal in Sasaram, 

                                     4-Akbarpur Nanakshahi Sangat 

                                     5-Rajauli Sangat in Nawada and the 

                                     6-Sheetal Kund in Rajgir will also be developed. 

Four other gurdwaras, one each in Bhagalpur district, Katihar district, Gaya district and Munger district have also been located for incorporation into the Sikh Circuit.

Sources in the state tourism department said it was working out a four-day package trip in the Sikh Circuit soon where tourists would be offered Punjabi food besides an opportunity to travel across the state and pay obeisance at the Sikh shrines. "Many may not be aware about many places listed in the circuit. The four-day package will inform them about Sikh history and their religious significance," sources said.

Says assistant director and in charge of the Sikh Circuit, Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation, Priteshwar Prasad, "As soon as the Sikh Circuit was proposed we started locating and researching about the number of gurdwaras in the state with the assistance of the office-bearers of Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb Prabandhak Committee. As these religious places with immense religious significance fall into the reserved zone, extensive research needs to be done before incorporation into the Sikh Circuit.