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Nanak
Gurdwara Piao is devoted to the first Sikh
guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev. It is built on
the site of the garden where he camped during
his visit to Delhi in 1505, during the reign
of Shah Sultan Sikander Lodhi. The Gurdwara
is located on Rana Pratap Road in the capital
of India, New Delhi. It is said that people
flocked to the revered prophet and offered
him and his bard, Mardana valuable donations
and offerings. Guru Nanak used to distribute
all these offers to the poor and needy.
In addition, he used to provide food and
water to those who hunger and thirst. This
gave Nanak Gurudwara Piao his name. You
can still see the benefit of Guru Nanak
who served water in the sanctuary.
According to a legend Interestingly,
during Guru Nanak 's visit to Delhi, Sikander
Lodhi was that it had revived a dead elephant
and won the admiration of Hindu and Muslim
devotees. Thus, he sent an appeal to him
to revive one of its royal elephants dead,
but the guru refused to do so. The imprisoned
leader haughty. In prison, Guru Nanak 's
kindness and virtuosity won the heart of
prison officials. At the same time, a great
earthquake shook the capital on July 3,
1505 and people thought it was because of
the curse of Nanak, who was imprisoned.
Thus, Nanak has been released.
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