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The gilded dome of Gurdwara Dera Sahib with a minaret of the Badshahi Mosque behind, Lahore

Lahore, Punjab

Gurdwara Dera Sahib: a place of remembrance and Sikh heritage

Honouring the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore commemorates the site traditionally associated with the martyrdom of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, in 1606. Guru Hargobind later established a memorial at the site, followed by the construction of a gurdwara under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with the present complex further developed in the early twentieth century. Located within Lahore’s historic monument landscape near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque, Dera Sahib offers yatris an opportunity to honour Guru Arjan Dev Ji, reflect and pray at an important Sikh site, and explore Sikh history alongside Lahore’s rich architectural and cultural heritage.

What yatris do here

  • Darshan
  • Prayer and reflection
  • Langar
  • Heritage walk: Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh and the walled city

Good to know

The gurdwara sits inside a secured heritage zone. Bring your passport. Heads covered, shoes removed. Our team arranges the visit timing with the management.

Typical time here: Half a day, combined with the Fort and the old city.

Inside Lahore, beside the Fort and Badshahi Mosque.

Include Dera Sahib in your yatra

Tell us your dates and group, and we will draft a programme around this shrine and the rest of the circuit.

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Gallery

  • The gilded dome of Gurdwara Dera Sahib with a minaret of the Badshahi Mosque behind, Lahore
  • The gilded dome and white parapets of Gurdwara Dera Sahib in evening light
  • The shared entrance gate to Gurdwara Dera Sahib and the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, with a nishan sahib flying
  • The Badshahi Mosque reflected in still water at evening, next door to Dera Sahib
  • The Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort seen across its lawns
  • The tiled facade and courtyard of the Wazir Khan Mosque in the walled city of Lahore
  • Fort Road food street in Lahore at dusk, with the Badshahi Mosque lit behind the rooftops

Photographs by their credited authors, see photo credits.

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