Situated near the Chatiwind Gate, this gurdwara was built in the memory of Baba Deep Singh. During his invasion of 1756-57, Ahmad Shah Abdali had razed the Hari Mandir and had filled the Holi Tank with debris and all kinds of rubbish. Muslim soldiers heavily guarded the shrine and no Sikh was allowed to enter it. When Baba Deep Singh came to know of it, he took a solemn vow to free the Hari Mandir from the Muslims. He prayed that in case he achieved martyrdom he must fall in the precincts of the Hari Mandir. Along with a few hundred Sikhs, he started for Amritsar. The Muhammadan authorities also sent a big force to check their advance. A bloody battle ensued, but the brave Sikhs kept on advancing. They were yet about 6 km from Amritsar, when Baba Deep Singh got a severe cut with a sword in the neck and his head was nearly severed. It is said that when the head was about to fall, his companions reminded the Baba of his vow. On this, he immediately recovered himself, supported his head with one hand and, wielding his dagger with the other, pushed through the enemy. On reaching the vicinity of the Hari Mandir, he let his head drop and breathed his last. A small gurdwara stands at this place. The dead body was cremated outside the Chatiwind Gate where stands a big gurdwara known as Shahid Ganj Baba Deep Singh. The dagger used by him is still preserved in the Toshakhana of the Golden Temple.
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