Patna, (Bihar Times): The Bihar State Tourism
Development Corporation (BSTDC) has decided to
establish the long-awaited Sikh Circuit.
All the Sikh shrines of Bihar related to the ninth and
tenth Sikh Gurus, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Govind
Singh respectively would be linked.
The Sikh Circuit will include Harmandir Saheb of Patna
City, the birth of Guru Govind Singh in Patna Saheb.
Gurdwara of Gaighat, Guru Ka Bagh near Malsalami in
Patna City, Gurdwara Handi Saheb at Danapur, Nana
Shahi Gurdwara near Lalganj in Vaishali district,
Akbarpur Nanak Shahi Sangat at Nawada and Rajauli
Sangat in Nawada district.
Bihar already has five tourist circuits: Buddhist
Circuit, Jain Circuit, Ramayan Circuit, Sufi Circuit
and Eco-Tourism Circuit.
During the four-day spiritual trip pilgrims would be
offered Punjabi foods and taken to all these places.
According to Rashmi Verma, principal secretary
tourism, thousands of Sikhs visit Bihar every year,
especially during the birth anniversary of Guru Govind
Singh.