Introduction

A major pinda-daan centre; included in some traditional lists of the eastern journey.

The Journey

Gaya’s association with Guru Nanak Dev Ji is traditional. This record does not claim a proven calendar date.

The Sakhi

According to Sikh tradition, offerings for the dead cannot replace a just life. Details of a Gaya-specific dialogue are not treated as documentary fact.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Teaching

Ancestral rites do not outweigh truth and compassion.

Historical Context

Approximate period: Traditionally placed in the Udasis of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (often dated by later writers to the late 15th and early 16th centuries). Exact years are not established.

Chronology uncertain / traditional sequence only.

Sikh Historical Tradition

Later Sikh tradition strongly associates this place with Guru Nanak Dev Ji, but the evidence for a specific visit is less certain.

Janamsakhi recensions and later Sikh memory are not treated here as interchangeable with independently proven itinerary. Where evidence is thinner, the status label says so.

Map

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Location shown approximately.

Continue the Journey

Sikh tradition in Assam associates Dhubri with Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Local shrine memory is institutional tradition.

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Sources

Janamsakhi tradition (Sikh historical tradition)
Multiple janamsakhi recensions describe journeys of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Recensions differ on sequence and some destinations.