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{{Short description|Ancient religious site in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Orphan|date=December 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox religious building
| name = Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib
| native_name = ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਗੋਦੜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ
| native_name_lang = pa
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| religious_affiliation = [[Sikhism]]
| location = [[Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar]]
| state = [[Uttarakhand]]
| country = India
| map_type = India Uttarakhand#India#Asia
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|29.955830|N|78.170586|E|display=inline,title}}
| year_completed = 1935
| groundbreaking = 1866
| website = {{url|https://gyangodrigurudwara.org}}
}}

The '''Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib''', also known as '''Gurdwara Sri Gyan Godri Sahib''' (meaning "treasure of knowledge") was a [[gurdwara]] (Sikh temple) at [[Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar]] in the state of Uttarakhand, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikhsiyasat.net/2019/01/21/gurdwara-gyan-godri-sahib-issue-bjp-government-apathy-continues/|title=Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib|date=2019-01-21|website=Sikh Siyasat News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> According to [[Haridwar Municipal Corporation|Municipal Corporation Haridwar]] records of 1935, it was on the site that became [[The Bharat Scouts and Guides]] office at the market in Subhash Ghat of Har Ki Pauri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/dm-rawat-meets-protesters-of-gyan-godri-construction.html|title=DM Rawat meets protesters of Gyan Godri construction|last=Pioneer|first=The|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Evidence of gurdwara in Haridwar, says DSGMC | website=The Tribune | date=2017-09-15 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/evidence-of-gurdwara-in-haridwar-says-dsgmc/467282.html | access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>

==Guru Nanak's visit==
In 1504–1505, the Sikh founder [[Guru Nanak]] visited [[Haridwar]] during his first proselytising journey (''[[udasi]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/special/guru-nanaks-odysseys/20191112.htm|title=Guru Nanak's Odysseys|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> It is said that when he saw [[Brahmin]]s (Hindu priests) in the river [[Ganges]] facing east at sunrise offering water, intended to reach the spirits of their dead ancestors, to the sun god [[Surya]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1clDAAAQBAJ&dq=guru+nanak+%22haridwar%22+water+kartarpur&pg=PT39|title=On World Religions: Diversity, Not Dissension|last=Balslev|first=Anindita N.|author-link=Anindita Balslev|date=2014-04-08|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=9789351504054|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/11/12/Jasmeet-Kaur-PasrichaSikhism-arguably-the-youngest-of-the-major-world-religions-was-initiated-by-Guru-Nanak-and-is-based-on-his-revelatory-experience-Born-in-1469-on-the-eve-of-the-age-of-discove.html|title=550th birth celebration of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji|website=The Sangai Express|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> he started throwing water in the opposite direction. When the Brahmins asked why, Guru Nanak said he was watering his crops at [[Kartarpur, Pakistan|Kartarpur]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nn1JpxIrWJgC&dq=guru+nanak+%22haridwar%22+water+kartarpur&pg=PA62|title=Amazing Concepts in Value Education|publisher=Pitambar Publishing|isbn=9788120910201|language=en}}</ref>

== History and demolition ==
A small building of Gurudwara Gyan Godri Sahib existed till 1975 at [[Landhaura|Landhaura House]] area in Har Ki Pauri of Haridwar where a tenant, Ram Piari, used to pray before a copy of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. After [[Kumbh Mela]] stampede of 1966, Haridwar administration acquired Landhora House to widen Har Ki Pauri in 1979<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/10yrold-report-said-no-gurdwara-at-contentious-site/1040168/|title=10-yr-old report said no gurdwara at contentious site|website=Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/10999-my-radar-india-will-counter-jhootistan|title=On My Radar: India will counter Jhootistan|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> and demolished the Gurudwara.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sikh-body-to-take-out-nagar-kirtan-to-reclaim-land-for-haridwar-gurdwara-119110701221_1.html|title=Sikh body to take out 'nagar kirtan' to reclaim land for Haridwar gurdwara|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-11-07|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> Sikhs were not allowed to reconstruct Gurudwara again. Also, An ancient Gurudwara Nanakwara was located 200 metres from the said spot. Currently the office The Bharat Scouts and Guides where Gurudwara Gyan Godri once existed.<ref>{{cite web | title=Will reclaim gurdwara land in Haridwar: Takht | website=The Tribune | date=2017-05-07 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/community/will-reclaim-gurdwara-land-in-haridwar-takht/403392.html | access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>

==Efforts for reconstruction==
[[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] and [[DSGMC]] unsuccessfully tried to get back the land and reconstruct it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/sad-rakes-up-issue-of-haridwars-gurdwara-gian-godri.html|title=SAD rakes up issue of Haridwar's Gurdwara Gian Godri|last=Pioneer|first=The|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sgpc-dsgmc-join-hands-to-rebuild-gurdwara-gyan-godri/articleshow/58505142.cms|title=SGPC, DSGMC join hands to rebuild Gurdwara Gyan Godri|last=N|first=TN|website=The Times of India|date=4 May 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> Gurcharan Singh Babbar's All India Sikh Conference (AISC) is also working to rebuild Gurudwara again which was demolished in 1979.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sikh activists restart movement to reclaim Haridwar gurdwara | website=The Tribune | date=2019-07-27 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sikh-activists-restart-movement-to-reclaim-haridwar-gurdwara/808356.html | access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref> Professor [[Pandit Rao Dharennavar]] recited ''[[Japji Sahib]]'' on [[Guru Nanak Gurpurab]] at Har Ki Pauri for the cause.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikhsiyasat.net/2014/11/08/prof-panditrao-dharennavar-recites-jap-ji-sahib-on-hari-ki-paudi-haridwar/|title=Prof. Panditrao Dharennavar recites Jap Ji Sahib on "Hari Ki Paudi", Haridwar|date=2014-11-08|website=Sikh Siyasat News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/kannadiga-prof-to-pay-people-to-learn-punjabi-in-haridwar/articleshow/61497552.cms|title=Kannadiga professor to pay people to learn Punjabi in Haridwar|last=N|first=TN|website=The Times of India|date=4 November 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Gurdwara Lal Khoohi]]
* [[List of Gurudwaras]]
* [[Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur]]
* [[Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib]]
* [[Hazur Sahib Nanded]]
* [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://gyangodrigurudwara.org/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304092933/https://gyangodrigurudwara.org/ |date=4 March 2020 }}

{{Sikhism}}

[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 1504]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures with domes]]
[[Category:Religious tourism in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1979]]

Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib - Revision history

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