Gurdwara Ghai Ghat

Gurdwara Ghai Ghat
Gurdwara Ghai Ghat Location in Bihar
Name
Proper name	Gurdwara Pahila Bara
Geography
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Bihar
Location	Patna
Culture
Primary deity	Guru
Architecture
Architectural styles	Gurdwara
History and governance
Date built	First build - unknown Final Rebuid - 1980
Creator	unknown

Gurdwara Pahila Bara, commonly known as Gurdwara Ghai Ghat, is dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev, who during his visit into Patna stayed here. This was Bhagat Jaitamal's house. Jaitamal was a pious man, confectioner by trade, who became the Guru's follower and later converted his house into a dharmsala. Bhagat Jaitamal's house was sanctified first by Guru Nanak in 1509 AD. and later by Guru Tegh Bahadur along with his family in 1666 AD.

It is a historical Sikh shrine situated at Ghaighat Mohalla in patna. It is about 4 kilometers from Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib. Gurdwara Pahila Bara is oldest Gurdwara is this region. A new building comprising a spacious square hall with the sanctum in the middle was constructed during the 1980.

See also

• Akal Takht
• Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib
• Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
• Takht Sri Hazur Sahib
• Sri Dasam Granth ,The Sri Dasam Granth Sahib website