Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib, also called the 'School of Sikh History'^[1] is a Sikh gurdwara located in the village of Mehdiana, just outside Mallha, near Jagraon in Ludhiana district, India.^[2]

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Gurudwara Mehdiana Sahib
Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib
Religion
Affiliation	Sikhism
District	Ludhiana
Location
Location	Mehdiana
State	Punjab
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Gurdwara
Style	Sikh architecture

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Sikhs believe the site of the gurdwara to be where Guru Gobind Singh and his followers rested after the Battle of Chamkaur against the Imperial Mughal armies of Aurangzeb and where he was requested by his followers or the Sangat to write the Zafarnamah.^[3]

The gurdwara is known for its uniquely coloured architecture and monuments depicting important events in Sikh history.^[1] Additionally, the Dhaab (natural water reservoir), greenery, birds and trees made Mehdiana Sahib popular with pilgrims.^[2] Today parts of the Gurdwara have become dilapidated due to a lack of funds resulting from its isolated location and private ownership status.^[1]

Before the late 1960s the Mehdiana complex looked like a forest with dense trees and bushes growing all around the place of worship. The gurdwara was not developed and maintained properly and there was no habitation within a distance of two to three miles (5 km). Later Jathedar Jora Singh Lakha took the responsibility for its development and made Mehdiana Sahib a popular destination for pilgrims. In 1972, when Lakha started the work, only a few acres were attached to the gurdwara but slowly the gurdwara complex covered 25 acres (100,000 m²). The art pieces statue constructed in the Gurudwara was made by the Great sculpture artist " Tara Singh Ji " Which are the center of attraction of the Gurudwara Sahib ji

In the vicinity of this gurdwara are the sculptures and statues of Sikh warriors who not only laid their lives for the sake of the religion but also endured torture at the hands of the Mughals. These statues depict soldiers, women and children being cut to pieces. Some sculptures show Bhai Kanhaiya, one of the soldiers of Guru Gobind Singh, serving water not only to the wounded soldiers in their own army but also to wounded enemy soldiers. Through these sculptures Lakha not only aimed to depict history but also to educate people that religion was more important than their lives. He felt it was better to sacrifice one's life than to accept injustice and cruelty and lose one's self-respect.

He has tried to show that the Sikh religion was born from the sacrifices of our ancestors and that religion should not be taken for granted. The importance of preserving one's self-respect and the triumph of good over evil have been beautifully depicted in the sculptures and paintings.

The gurdwara is a fine specimen of Sikh architecture. Crores of rupees have been spent on its construction. Exquisite meenakari work can be seen here. On the door of the eighth floor of the building is engraved a picture of Bhai Gurdas who is dictating the bagtan di bani to the fifth guru. On the walls of the gurdwara are engraved images of Guru Gobind Singh's deeds along with his hymns and on the main door is shown Bhai Daya Singh Hura holding the horse of the Guru. Inside the main building of gurdwara a beautifully decorated Guru Granth Sahib is kept.

The gurdwara complex has its own Dasmesh Public School.^[6] Around 500 children from surrounding villages come in this school. To the right of the gurdwara building is a museum which houses beautiful paintings depicting the journey of Guru Gobind Singh from Patna to Anandpur Sahib. Near the main building of the gurdwara, is Baba Farid's asthan. This asthan looks like a small fort with a beautiful and realistic sculpture of Baba Farid and the pictures of different birds like crows, eagle etc.surrounding him. For the entertainment of children there is a mini zoo which houses rare animals. This has a jora family Writtenlies are written people have all the information Thishis zoo is in the form of a fort. There is also a modern sarovar and Langar is served 24 hours a day Langer No langar 24 hr not Daly is served in this gurdwara when there is a festival, only on special days the people of nearby villages organize langar here. Trucks go to get fuel and grain service from the villages, but the langar is not built. Every year, nobody knew where the grain worth lakhs of rupees goes. All the grain money is wasted. They Gurudwara in worker others State U P Bihar bhaiea is hair cuts Clinging shev is consume all kinds of drugs, like tobacco, biriya, pann and other all drugs. In Sikh religion, there are strict prohibitions on drugs, so people do not know anything, why all the power of Mehdeana Gurdwara is in the hands of one family. The descendants of the Lakha family have no account of the Sangat's crores of rupees This page has been written by a family or a close friend of this family, 65% lies are written in this page, the people have all the information.

• Sculpture of the execution of Bhai Dayala by being boiled alive at Mehdiana Sahib
• Sculpture at Mehdiana Sahib of the execution of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh by being bricked alive (Saka sirhind) by the Sultan of Sirhind at Fatehgarh Sahib
• Chhota Ghallughara
• Sculpture of a mass Sikh execution after the invasion of Nader Shah at Mehdiana Sahib
• Sculpture of the execution of Banda Singh Bahadur at Mehdiana Sahib
• Sculpture of a Sikh execution on a death wheel (charkhari) at Mehdiana Sahib
• Sculpture of the execution of Bhai Mati Das by being sawn in half at Mehdiana Sahib
• Sculpture of the collection of 5 rupee rewards for delivering Sikh heads to village elders after the invasion of Nader Shah at Mehdiana Sahib^[7]

• Sikh Ajaibghar
• History of Sikhism
• Sikh architecture
• Sikh art and culture