Gurudwara Guru Bagh Sasaram

Gurudwara Guru KaBagh is a branch of Taksal Sangat in Sasaram and it is also known as Nihang of Bhatinda or Nihang Narain Singh Gurdwara. The location of this Gurudwara is at one side of garden named Guru KaBagh. It is situated in Sasaram town of Rohtas district, Bihar State.

Baba Darvesh Hari from Prem Nagar Dehradun used to visit this place regularly and the Gurudwara is now managed by Gurudwara Taksal Sangat (Agrahari Sikh Committee).

There is another Gurudwara Purana Guru KaBagh at Sasaram where Guru Tegh Bahadurji used to convey the message of Almighty and preach Sikh philosophies.

History

Legends are prevalent here that once the Nihang came here but he was not permitted to enter by the Mahant of the Dera. The disappointed Nihang sat at a corner of the garden and started preaching Sikh ideology to public. Large number of followers came up in due time and the local Sangat assisted him to construct a Gurudwara at that place.

At Sasaram there are about ten Gurudwaras and Udasi Deras , but only a few of them are functional now, which include Gurudwara Chacha Phaggu Mal Ji, Gurudwara Taksal Sangat, and Gurudwara Guru KaBagh, while the rest of them, being Gurudwara Purana Guru KaBagh, Gurudwara Bari Purani Sangat, Gurudwara Nayi Sangat, Gurudwara Sikh Sangat, Gurudwara Beni Sikh Sangat, Gurudwara Guru Sahai Singh ,Gurudwara Nanak Darbar and Gurudwara Baba Saryu Das Ji are either partly functional or non- functional, some of them in damaged condition.

Sasaram is the location where the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, who was the ruler of Delhi and much of northern India once, was born. Rohtas, its district headquarters lying south of it, is known to be the place of Satyawadi Raja Harischandra, and so it is named after his son, Rohitashwa.

Celebrations

Both Sikh and Hindu community people in Sasaram observe festivities of this Gurudwara, which include

• Dusshera for ten days
• Chandi Paath.
• 'Barsi' of Nihang Narain Singh on Jeth Sudi-6 every year

How to Reach

Sasaram is approachable both by road and rail. The Grand Trunk Road, NH2, passes through Sasaram town. The local transportation in this place is by buses operated by both private agencies and the state government. However, in remote locations still horse pulled vehicles and bullock carts are in use.  The roads are motorable since only 5% of the village roads in Sasaram district have unpaved roads.

Sasaram has a busy railway station located well within the city area. The railway line is that of Grand Chord line of Indian Railways, running between Kolkata and New Delhi, having three tracks running in parallel. There is also another railway link connecting Sasaram Junction to Patna Junction via Ara. Sasaram station is located in about 100 kilometres distance from Varanasi, and likewise Bodhgaya, the most sacred place for Buddhist pilgrims, lies in  a similar distance.

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