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Majnu-Ka-Tila |
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| A fakir lived on the banks of river Yamuna during
the reign of Sultan Sikander Lodhi. He used to carry people
across the river in his boat free of charge. He used to spend
most of his time in prayers and meditation and yearned for the
glimpse of the God. He was so much lost in his own thoughts
often fasted. As a result of which he became thin and people
started calling him Majnu after the Persian lover whose name
became symbolic of intense love in mysticism in the Sufi literature.
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| One day, the fakir met Guru Nanak who blessed
him and after that he achieved supreme enlightenment. He became
the disciple of the Guru. His hermitage on the banks of the
river Yamuna thereafter came to be known as Majnu-Ka-Tila. Many
yogis, sufis and fakirs came to hold spiritual discourses with
Guru Nanak at this place. Most prominent among them was the
Sajadanahin of famous Saint Nizamuddin Auliya. He was deeply
influenced by the teaching of Guru Nanak. |
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| When Guru Har Gobind, the Sixth Guru, was invited
by Emperor Jahangir he stayed at Majnu-Ka-Tila. Guru Har Gobind
starter preaching his name and many people thronged to him to
listen to his spiritual discourses. The Emperor became suspicious
and imprisoned him in the Fort of Gwalior. After his release
from the prison, Guru Har Gobind again stayed at Majnu-Ka-Tila
on his way back to Punjab. Thus, the shrine gained great importance
and a gurudwara was constructed. There is a well in the gurudwara
compound. Sardar Baghel Singh who came to Delhi in 1783 AD encamped
at Majnu-Ka-Tila. He raised a small structure at this sacred
place in the memory of the Sikh Gurus. The marble gurudwara
was constructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, parts of which can
be seen even today. He also endowed it with a Jagir, the income
from which was used for the maintenance of the gurudwara. The
present building constructed in 1950. |
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