Gurudwara Taksal Sangat Sasaram

Gurudwara Taksal Sangat is a very significant religious center in Sasaram, Rohtas district of Bihar State, which is popular because of its committed activities towards Sikh education and practice.

This Gurudwara, like most of the Gurudwaras in Sasaram and in few other regions of Bihar State, was initiated by the ninth Guru of Sikhism Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and now ably managed by the exclusive committee of Agrahais Sikhs.

In this Gurudwara, relics of a steel arrow said to be that of Guru Tegh Bahadur and a rare picture of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata JioJee are available for the visitors to see.

History

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji used to travel through Bihar area during his Eastern tours leading up to Assam, where once he entered the place is now where the Gurudwara is situated. This place was then a tobacco growing field, Guruji who was riding a horse got stuck up here. Seeing the location, Guruji expressed his wish to construct a Gurudwara here naming it Taksal Sangat. The owners of the land Bhai AchalJi and Mata JioJee, happily donated their land for this noble purpose and the Gurudwara was raised.

A new Gurudwara building has been constructed in recent times here with the initiative of Baba Raghuvir Singh, the Nirmala Sant from Kankhal Haridwar

Sasaram houses about ten Gurudwaras technically, but only three or four 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 dilapidated condition.

Sasaram is an old historical town known from the period of Emperor Ashoka and also said to be the residence of Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra. Sher Shah Suri, one of the earliest rulers of India belongs to this place.

Celebrations

The Sangat from Hindu and Sikh community of Sasaram celebrate every year Shahidi Diwas of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in Gurudwara Purana Guru KaBagh

'Barsi' celebration of Nihang Narain Singh is observed on Jeth Sudi-6 every year in Gurudwara Guru KaBagh.

Sant Raghbir Singh Ji, a Nirmala Sant from Kankhal Haridwar has initiated regular Gurudwara activities such as daily 'Paath' and 'Simran' rendered particularly by females in morning. Also regular Gurmat classes are conducted where Sikh children, and children of other religions too, to learn and practice Gurmukhi, Kirtan, Gurbani etc.

How to Reach

Sasaram has good road and railway connects.

The National Highway NH2 passes through Sasaram city. The main local transportation mode is bus transport operated by both State owned and

private bus operators, while in some remote areas horse drawn carts and bullock carts are in use.

Sasaram railway station is located within the city and the railway route of Grand Chord line of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata and New Delhi passes through this City. There are three railway tracks running in parallel, while one more railway line connects Sasaram with Patna Junction via Ara.

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