Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib Shahpur Kalan

Location - Shahpur Kalan, Sangrur, Punjab, India

Associated with - Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Sikh Artifacts - None

Sarovar - Yes

Sarai - unknown

Shahpur Kalan, a village 13 km west of Sunam in the Sangrur district of Punjab, is sacred to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.

During one of his journeys through the Malwa country, Guru Tegh Bahadur arrived and stayed here near the pond north of the village.

Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib Shahpur Kalan, also known as Gurdwara Manji Sahib Patshahi Nauvin, which marks the site, comprises of a Manji Sahib and a Darbar Sahib.

The former is a square domed room, with a circumambulatory verandah.

The Darbar Sahib is a separate hall with a square sanctum in the middle and a high vaulted ceiling. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is seated in both buildings.

The Gurdwara is managed by a committee of the village Sangat.

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