Built
on the site where the Mughals beheaded Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1675,
Gurdwara Sis Ganj was built to commemorate the martyrdom of this great
religious leader. According to the legend, when Guru Tegh Bahadur died,
no one dared to pick up his body. However, suddenly, sky became clouded
followed by a heavy downpour. Then, two of the brave disciples of Guruji
fled with his head and body. The head of the Guru was taken to Chakk
Nanaki in Anandpur Sahib while the body was transported to Gurdwara
Rakab Ganj. It was only a century later, that a jealous devotee named
Baba Baghel Singh found this place and built a Gurdwara here. One can see the trunk of the tree under which the Guru was martyred and the well where he took his daily bath while being imprisoned. In 1705, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib visited this shrine and appointed Bhai Gurbakhsh Das Udasi as caretaker of the shrine. It is also claimed that the central pedestal of this shrine is actually the oldest structure of Chakk Nanaki, which received Guru ji's head and is situated at Anandpur Sahib.
