A major Sikh shrine in Patiala, Gurudwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib is built around a large sarovar where devotees bathe, believing it brings relief from illness and suffering. The white gurdwara building with its domes, marble floors and large prayer hall is always busy with sangat, kirtan and langar. For many pilgrims this is as important a stop as the royal monuments when visiting Patiala.
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History & highlights
Tradition holds that the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, visited this place (then a malaria-affected village) and blessed the people, after which the epidemic is said to have subsided. In memory of that visit, a shrine gradually developed. Over time it was formalised as Gurudwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib (“remover of suffering”). In the 20th and 21st centuries, large-scale reconstruction, marble work and sarovar development turned it into one of Punjab’s most important modern gurdwaras, drawing pilgrims from India and abroad.
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