Gurdwara Bagla Sahib

On Saturday Devin went off to Amristar with a friend, and Nick, Madeleine, Amar and I rolled out of bed and into the car. Asha had given us one of their drivers for the day to go to the sites around old delhi.

We started out at the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. It is a Sikh shrine dediated to Guru Harkrishan Sahib. We were fortunate to have a guide included, since Amar is sikh. Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world. It originated in Northern India, in Punjab. It is well known for rejecting the caste system of Hinduism. It is a fascinating religion and I look forward to learning more about it while I am here.

We removed our shoes and covered our heads, then washed our hands and feet before entering the shrine. There we bowed, touching our heads to the floor, to the Guru Garant Sahib , the holy book of the religion, known as the living guru. Sikhism has ten gurus and this is technically the eleventh.





Next we received blessed marigolds. After exiting the temple we received a handful of blessed food. We then entered the adjacent water and rinsed for its healing powers. It was a very peaceful and spiritual experience.