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Fatehgarh Sahib Travel Information
 The
Great Tirtha (Centre of pilgrimage) of the Sikhs, it is about 50
kms. to the north of Patiala on Patiala Rupnagar Road via Morinda.
The main Gurudwara commemorates the martyrdom of the two tender
Sahibzadas (sons), Zorawar Singh (9 years) and Fateh Singh (7 years)
of the tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji , who refused to
apostasise from truth and religion under threat from their captor,
the Suba of Sirhind and were suffocated to death in the walls which
were raised around them. Alongside is the Burj of Mata Gujri-the
grand-mother of these martyrs who could not survive the shock of
their martyrdom. Nearby is the Gurudwara Jyoti Swarup where the
cremation ceremonies of the three were performed under duress. A
great fair (Jor Mela) is held here for 2 days in the month of December.
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