Gurdwara Handi Sahib

{{Short description|Gurdwara in Bihar, India}}

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| name = Gurdwara Handi Sahib

| religious_affiliation = Sikhism

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| map_type = India Bihar

| map_caption = Location in Bihar

| coordinates = {{coord|25|36|28.77|N|85|10|3.06|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| country = India

| state = Bihar

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| location = Danapur, Patna

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| architecture = Sikh architecture

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| year_completed = First build - unknown
Final Rebuild - 1980

| creator = unknown

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Gurdwara Handi Sahib is situated in Danapur is a cantonment station, 20 km west of old Patna City. Guru Tegh Bahadur had returned to Punjab in April 1670 leaving his family behind at Patna.{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=H. S. |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries) |publisher=Hemkunt Press |year=2000 |isbn=9788170103011 |pages=94–95}}{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harjinder |title=Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee - A Short Biography |publisher=Akaal Publishers |year=2017 |isbn=9780955458781 |pages=14–15 |chapter=9 - Leaving Patna & Handi Sahib}} The family after leaving Patna Sahib made their first halt here. An old lady named Jamani Mai served a kettleful (handi) of khichari to them after which the shrine subsequently built here was named as Handiwali Sangat, which is now called Gurdwara Handi Sahib. Son of Mata jamni Mai Mathura Singh donated the land on which the gurudwara was built and his family members still live there under guardianship of Sri Arun Singh, still rendering services inherited by his great grandfathers.{{Cn|date=May 2023}}