Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod in Gwalior

August 18, 2011
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Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod, GwaliorGurudwara Data Bandi Chhod is a deeply honored holy shrine housed within the Gwalior Fort. The Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod has enormous importance in the history of medieval India and also happens to be an important pilgrimage site for the Sikhs.

Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod was built in the memory of the former Sikh guru(spiritual teacher and guide), Sant Har Govind Singh. Sant Har Govind Singh is the sixth guru of the Sikhs. The pristine structure Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod is Kund Gurudwara DataBandi Chhod, Gwaliorconstructed of pearly white marble, whose exteriors looks colorful in stained glass. The regular chanting of the hymns cited in the holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib adds to the calmness of the surroundings of the shrine.

Aerial-view of Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod, GwaliorThe Gurudwara Data Bandi Chhod is a honorable tribute to Sikh Guru Sant Har Govind Singh that draws great number of pilgrims on a tour to Gwalior. It was this gurudwara where Sant Har Govind Singh had been imprisoned by the former Mughal emperor, Jehangir and thus happens to one of the most important Sikh pilgrimage sites.

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