Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

1126 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
High medieval · Sikh · India

Gurdwara Baba Bakala Sahib

ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਬਕਾਲਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Baba Bakala, Amritsar, Punjab · 31.5550°, 75.2656°

Guru Tegh BahadurUndeterminedSikh architecture
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

Marks the village where Guru Tegh Bahadur was living in seclusion when Guru Har Krishan, dying in Delhi in 1664, named only 'Baba Bakale' as his successor. Its Bhora Sahib is a nine-storeyed building raised over the cellar in which the Guru meditated.

Sthala katha — the legend

Makhan Shah Lubana, who had vowed five hundred dinars for deliverance from a storm at sea, found the true Guru by offering only two coins and waiting to see who would ask for the rest.

Open in Google Maps ↗Wikipedia ↗View on the atlas map

Related sites

Kola Valvill Ramar Temple
Thiruvelliyangudi · India
dating unrecorded
Sthalasayana Perumal Temple, Tirusirupuliyur
Thirusirupuliyur · India
dating unrecorded
Thirukkavalampadi
Thirunangur · India
dating unrecorded
Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram
Thirunangur · India
dating unrecorded
Thiruvanpurushothamam
Thirunangur · India
dating unrecorded
Perarulaalan Perumal Temple (Thirusemponsei Koil)
Thirunangur · India
dating unrecorded

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined