Gurdwara Tuti Gandi Sahib: The Altar of Reconciliation
Standing majestically in Sri Muktsar Sahib, this shrine commemorates the historic moment where the Guru dissolved estrangement and sanctified the sacrifice of the Forty Martyrs.
The Shrine of the Broken Covenant Healed
Gurdwara Sri Tuti Gandi Sahib is the principal historic gurdwara at Muktsar where Guru Gobind Singh Ji tore the Bedawa upon the petition of Bhai Maha Singh. Housing a vast sacred Sarovar, the shrine is the focal point of the annual Maghi gathering.
Standing majestically in Sri Muktsar Sahib, this shrine commemorates the historic moment where the Guru dissolved estrangement and sanctified the sacrifice of the Forty Martyrs.
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The Chali Mukte (Forty Liberated Ones) were Sikh warriors who disowned Guru Gobind Singh Ji under prolonged siege starvation at Anandpur Sahib by signing a formal disclaimer (Bedawa). Spurred by warrior Mai Bhago, they redeemed their pledge by engaging the Mughal army at Khidrana, sacrificing their lives as the Guru tore the disclaimer in compassionate reconciliation.
The Bedawa refers to the historic waiver of allegiance signed under extreme hardship during the siege of Anandpur Sahib by forty Sikhs. Preserved by Guru Gobind Singh Ji and ultimately torn up upon the dying plea of Bhai Maha Singh at Muktsar, it represents the supreme theological principle of divine forgiveness.
Gurdwara Tibbi Sahib is situated atop the elevated sand dune from which Guru Gobind Singh Ji unleashed volleys of arrows during the Battle of Muktsar, providing decisive tactical cover to the forty Sikhs defending Khidrana pool.