Gurudwara Guru Nanak Bagichi

Gurudwara Guru Nanak Bagichi is situated in Mathura which is a little garden of Guru Nanak. It is dedicated and devoted to Guru Nanak Dev. He visited Vrindavan and Mathura during the Shravan Fair.

History

Gurudwara Guru Nanak Bagichi is located near the Yamuna River between Vrindavan and Mathura in close proximity with Masani railway station. It was the long month of Savan when Guru Nanak Devji visited the Shravan Fair being held in the month of Bikrami which is usually the months of July and August. It is believed that during these months, the river water usually gets muddy and so Guru Nanak Dev made a set-up of a "piau" which is a stall of drinking water as he found the water of that well sweet and took care of it. He served cleaned water to the pilgrims of that town. He stayed there for a period of three months. There, he met a childless couple named Mohan and his wife Sitabai, they were blessed by a son by Guru Nanak Dev as they served him throughout. During the period of 1950s, an establishment of the memorial shrine took place which was maintained and looked after by many Udasi priests and later on a Singh Sabha of Mathura took it over. Later in 1975, Sant Sadhu Singh Mauni took it over for the purpose of reconstruction.

Structure

Gurudwara Guru Nanak Bagichi had a rectangular hall and a doomed roof. In the front, it had a verandah and besides this, there were rooms constructed for pilgrims and the staff. There was also a "Piau" established by Guru Nanak which had a tap in it and was kept outside on the road.

How to Reach

By Train

There is a well-connected railway station in Mathura which is connected to various places like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai etc with several trains available.

By Air

The closest and the nearest airport is the Delhi International Airport, flight distance from Mathura is at a distance of 147 km. It is very well linked with several cities and countries all over the world. It only takes 8-9 hours to reach Mathura from Delhi. The fare is about Rs 2500 with easy availability of taxis.

By Bus

Mathura is connected through the state transport buses which links it to several cities like Allahabad, Agra and Faizabad. There is also an availability of deluxe class buses from Delhi to the Mathura city which costs about 500 Rs per person.

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