Gurdwara Sri Satranj (Chess) Sahib - Bassian village.
The site was being dug in 1933 by local villagers and a clay pot was discovered. The villagers threw away the pot thinking it was worthless. When the pot broke it revealed 32 old chess pieces with 4 pieces of paper
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The site was being dug in 1933 by local villagers and a clay pot was discovered. The villagers threw away the pot thinking it was worthless. When the pot broke it revealed 32 old chess pieces with 4 pieces of paper
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The discovered papers in the clay pot revealed that Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji visited this place in 1705, while coming from Machhiwara.
Guru Sahib played Satranj (Chess) with Rai Kalha, the Muslim Pathan chief of Raikot, at this place, hence the name of the Gurdwara.
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Guru Sahib played Satranj (Chess) with Rai Kalha, the Muslim Pathan chief of Raikot, at this place, hence the name of the Gurdwara.
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Guru Ji went towards Siloani from here and left the chess pieces with Bhai Basso who was living here.
Unfortunately after the Gurdwara was built in the early 1930s, some chess pieces on display went missing over time, so Sangat built secure cabinet for the remaining pieces.
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Unfortunately after the Gurdwara was built in the early 1930s, some chess pieces on display went missing over time, so Sangat built secure cabinet for the remaining pieces.
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Rai Kalha's descendant, Khan Bahadur Rai Inayat Khan, visited the UK in mid 1990s, when he shared the famous Ganga Sagar vessel (a gift from Guru Gobind Singh Ji to Rai Kalha) with the Sikh Sangat.
Please see video on Khoj Vichaar's page on Facebook
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Please see video on Khoj Vichaar's page on Facebook
fb.watch/6cm9jeLkPi/
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