After covering the Golden temple, in Amritsar, I was so mesmerized by the Sikh culture that I planned to explore the major Sikh shrines in India. So, I first covered the Sikh temples in Punjab. The first one that I covered was the Takht Sri Keshagrah Sahib, situated at Anandpur. It is considered the birthplace of the Khalsa. The Khalsa order was founded here by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. Some of the weapons of Guru Gobind Singh are displayed here. The most precious of these is the actual Khanda or the double edged sword, used by Guru Gobind Singh to prepare the amrit or the sweet water used in the first Khalsa initiation ceremony.

Then it was Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. I had to travel to the village of Talwandi Sabo near Bhatinda. As my NRI Sikh friend, Jaspreet was with me I had to problem in gathering information about the place. This is where Guru Gobind Singh stayed for nearly a year and compiled the final edition of the Guru Granth Sahib known as the Damdama Sahib Bir in 1705.

Then I also explored the Takht Sri Patna Sahib, Patna and the Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Maharastra. Hazur Sahib is on the banks of Godavari in Maharashtra. This is where Guru Gobind Singh left this world. The inner room of the temple is called Angitha Sahib and is built over the place where Guru Gobind Singh was cremated in 1708.

Oh! yes, I also covered the Gurudwara Sisgang Sahib in Delhi.