Gurudwara Buddha Johad, Sikh temple in Sri Ganganagar district, India.
Gurudwara Buddha Johad is a Sikh temple with white stone construction located near Dabla village along the Padampur-Jaitsar road in Rajasthan. The sanctuary offers sleeping areas and a community kitchen where visitors receive meals as part of the tradition.
In 1740, two warriors named Sukha Singh and Mehtab Singh brought the head of an invader to this location after successfully defending the Golden Temple from desecration. The place became a marker of that act of resistance.
This place holds spiritual importance for local Sikhs who gather regularly for prayer and education in sacred texts. Visitors can observe how the community shares meals together in the langar, the community kitchen, which is central to the gurdwara experience.
The temple is about 85 kilometers from Ganganagar and 30 kilometers from Raisinghnagar, making it accessible by car. Visitors should wear modest clothing and remove their shoes at the entrance, as is customary in Sikh temples.
The site was historically marked by a large Jand tree that stood until 2000 and served as a tethering place for the warriors' horses after their mission. Though the tree no longer exists, the shrine preserves the memory of this vanished witness to history.
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