Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini Sangat in a narrow lane close to
Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib marks the house where King Fateh Chand Maini lived. His childless Queen had developed special fondness for the young
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sing ...
, who, too, often came here to sit in the Queen's lap giving her immense delight and spiritual solace. She fed the
Child Gobind and his playmates, at his demand, with boiled and salted gram. Even now boiled and salted gram is served as prasad (consecrated food) in this
Gurdwara, which, unlike the other shrines in
Patna Sahib, is served by
. A wood carving on the old front door is dated 28 August 1668, but the hall housing the sanctum and other blocks of rooms in the inner compound have been reconstructed during recent decades.
See also
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Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib
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Akal Takht
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Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib
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Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
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Takht Sri Hazur Sahib
References
External links
Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini*
Sri Dasam Granth ',The Sri Dasam Granth Sahib website
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Religious buildings and structures in Patna
Gurdwaras in Bihar
1668 establishments in Asia
17th-century gurdwaras