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Mazaar, Pir Baba
Haji Rattan,
Bathinda City
Situated between the
Civil Hospital and
the grain Market. It
attracts devotees
from all faiths.
Baba Haji Rattan had
visited Mecca as an
ambassador of Raja
Bhoj. On returning
to India he had
settled at Bhatinda.
The Mazaar (
mausoleum) marks the
site where the Peer
used to meditate.
The place is halloed
by the visits of the
1st and the 10th
Prophets of Sikhism,
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
and Guru Gobind
Singh Ji. |
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Rauza Sharif,
Sirhind
Can be reached both
from Patiala, 50 Kms
north as well as
from Chandigarh by
road and by train.
The magnificent and
spacious Rauza is a
mausoleum which
commemorates the
burial place of
Mujadid-alf-Saani
Sheikh Ahmed Farooqi,
Kabuli, Sirhindi who
lived during the
reigns of Akbar and
Jahangir from 1563
to 1634. The old
mosque in the
vicinity is extant,
so are several
cenotaphs. The tomb
of the Shah Zaman,
one of the Kings of
Afghanistan
indicates that the
Rauza was once
considered a
propitious burial
place of high and
mighty. Some Muslim
sects place it, next
only to the Mecca in
reverence. A great
Urs is held here
every August yearly. |
The Moorish
Mosque, Kapurthala
City
Situated near the
railway station it
was built in 1930
during the reign of
the last Maharaja of
Kapurthala, Jagatjit
Singh. He had
employed a French
architect Manteaux
who followed the
design of the great
Qutbiya Mosque, at
Marakesh in Moracco.
The inner dome of
the mosque was
decorated with
designs composed by
the artists of the
Mayo School of Arts,
Lahore. |
Imam Nasir
Mausoleum and Jamma
Masjid, Jalandhar
City
The beautifully
designed mausoleum
of Imam Nasir and
the Jama Masjid are
both located in the
heart of the
Jalandhar city.
According to
archaeologists the
former is 800 year
and the latter 400
years old. |
Chilla Baba Seikh
Farid, Faridkot City
A small monument
which commemorates
the visit of the
great saint Baba
Farid. Baba Seikh
Farid Shakarganj was
famous as the Sufi
Saint of Pakpattan,
near Multan (now in
Pakistan). On his
way to Hansi and
Delhi, the Baba had
halted at this place
for some time. The
city of Faridkot is
named after him. His
divine couplets are
included in the
scripture of the
Sikhs. |
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