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Mandir Sahib or
Golden Temple
With a part of the
land granted by
Emperor Akbar, the
foundation stone
laid by a Muslim
Sufi Saint, Mian
Mir, the
construction was
completed in 1601.
Free kitchen and
recitation of the
divine word never
cease here. Its four
gates invite
everyone from all
directions, the
scripture is unique,
it contain the
divine message as
received by saints,
bhagats and pirs of
all the faiths of
India.
The Baisakhi and
Diwali fairs in
April and October
every year are
celebrated with
great fervor and
gusto.
On the fair of
Baisakhi all the
jewelry in the
toshakhana
(treasury) of the
temple, which
consist of
indescribable
ornaments, is
displayed around Sri
Guru Granth Sahib.
Diwali of Amritsar
is out-of-the-world.
The entire Golden
Temple is
illuminated with
traditional lamps of
different colours.
The reflection of
the temple in the
shimmering water of
the holy pool binds
the eye, to the
many-a-splendoured
pageant. Fire works
display by the
traditional
professionals
recreates the glory
of the times gone
past. |
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 Goindwal
Sahib
Within easy reach of
Tarn Taran was the
centre of Sikh
religion during the
time of the third
Prophet, Guru Amar
Das ji. The deep
well (bauli) in the
Gurudwara has 84
steps. Whoever takes
a bath here and
recites Japji Sahib
(divine composition
of the first Prophet
of the Sikhs, Sri
Guru Nanak Dev ji )
at each step, and
repeats the
recitation followed
by bath in the Holy
Well 84 times,
attains moksh,
because he lives out
84,000 cycles of
birth representing
each specie created
by God. |
 Gurudwara Ber
Sahib, Sultanpur
Lodi
This is the
Gurudwara built at
the place where the
first prophet Guru
Nanak got
enlightenment and
created Sukhmani
Sahib while taking
bath in the river
Kali Bein.From
Sultanpur lodi only
the Guru Nanak
started his famous
journeys. Sultanpur
Lodi in Kapurthala
district is easily
accessible from
Jalandhar and
Amritsar via Taran
Taran and Goindwal
Sahib. One can plan
his visit from both
Amritsar( around 60
km away) and
Jalandhar(36 km
away). |
Gurudwara Babaan
Garh
Bhai Jaita (Jiwan
Singh after
baptism), in
defiance of the
Mughal authority had
managed to escape
with the martyred
head of the 9th
Prophet,Sri Guru Teg
Bahadur from Delhi
after his martyrdom
in 1675. It was
first rested here.
From Gurudwara TEER
SAHIB the 6th
Prophet had revealed
Gurudwara Patal Puri
by shooting an
arrow. The 7th
Prophet was created
at Patal Puri and
ashes of the 8th
Prophet were
immersed in river
Satluj nearby.
Gurudwara Baba
GURDITTA is located
on a close by hill.
In 1665 the 9th
Prophet Sri Guru Teg
Bahadur had bought
the site of Anandpur
Sahib from the Rani
of Bilaspur. |
Gurudwara
Guru-ka-Lahore
(11 Kms from
Anandpur Sahib) On
25th January,1686
the 10th Prophet was
married to Mata Jito
Ji here. Three
springs of water
which the 10th
Prophet had lanced
open from huge rocks
are still flowing.
Sandwiched between
Sri Anandpur Sahib
and Sri Kiratpur
Sahib is CHAMKAUR
SAHIB. It was in
this area where ,
having sworn safe
passage to the 10th
Prophet's family and
forces the Mughal
and the hill Chiefs
had treacherously
attacked them.
Gurudrawa Katal Garh
Sahib commemorates
the martyrdom of the
two elder Sahibzadas
and 37 Singhs who
had died fighting
here,Gurudrawa
Pariwar Vichhora
Sahib marks the site
where the 10th
Prophet's family got
scattered.
Gurudwaras GARHI
SAHIB, TARRI SAHIB,
RANJITGARH SAHIB are
connected with the
dharm yudh that the
10th Prophet had
waged against the
tyrants. |
Gurudwara Thara
Sahib
It was at this spot
in 1675 that a
delegation of 15
Kashmiri Brahamans
led by Pandit Kirpa
Ram had come to
beseech the 9th
Prophet to save them
from the tyranny of
the Mughals who were
forcibly converting
them to Islam. It
was here that the
Prophet had decided
to embrace martyrdom
to awaken the dead
soul of India that
of the Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb. |
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