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Talwandi Sabo, Punjab
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Before you go
Where Guru Gobind Singh compiled the final recension of the Guru Granth Sahib; near Bathinda. Baisakhi is the peak.
About Talwandi Sabo
- Inland
Where it is
Talwandi Sabo is a town in Bathinda district of Punjab, on the flat Malwa plains of the state's south-west, south-east of Bathinda city.
History
Guru Gobind Singh came here in 1705 and stayed for many months, and at the spot now called Damdama Sahib, the place of rest, he prepared the final recension of the Guru Granth Sahib, with Bhai Mani Singh as scribe. Baba Deep Singh later led a school of Sikh learning here, and the gurudwara became one of the five Sikh Takhts.
People
Talwandi Sabo's people speak Punjabi in its Malwai dialect and farm wheat and cotton on the surrounding plains. The town is known as Guru ki Kashi for its tradition of Sikh learning, and Baisakhi brings a large fair.
Known for
- Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
- The Baisakhi fair
- Gurudwara Likhansar Sahib
- A historic centre of Sikh scholarship
Did you know?
Damdama Sahib was formally recognised as the fifth Sikh Takht only in 1966.
Shrines and sites
- Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
- Gurudwara Likhansar Sahib
- Gurudwara Mata Sundri
Traditions
- Sikh
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