Tag Archives: Ancient Gurudwaras in Punjab

गुरुद्वारा बाबा अटल राय जी, अमृतसर, पंजाब: Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai

गुरुद्वारा बाबा अटल राय जी, अमृतसर, पंजाब

गुरुद्वारा बाबा अटल राय जी: गुरु की नगरी अमृतसर स्थित करोड़ों दिलों की धार्मिक राजधानी श्री हरिमंदिर साहिब परिसर के प्रांगण में स्थित नौ मंजिला गुरुद्वारा बाबा अटल राय जी को शहर की सबसे ऊंची इमारत होने का रुतबा प्राप्त है परन्तु यह भी एक प्रामाणिक सत्य है कि इस गुरुद्वारे की दीवारें विश्व स्तरीय भित्ति चित्रकारी से इस प्रकार …

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Gurdwara Dera Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Gurdwara Dera Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore is situated opposite the Royal Mosque or Shahi Masjid. At the place where after many days of torture, the fifth Guru disappeared into the River Ravi, after his guards allowed Guru Arjan to take a bath to cool his many burns. In those days, the Ravi flowed along the wall of the fort. The Guru’s light …

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Anandpur Sahib: Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib Gurudwara

Anandpur Sahib: Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib Gurudwara

Anandpur sahib is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India. Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib is a gurudwara which is the main attraction at Anandpur Sahib and is one of the most important sacred places of the Sikhs. This city is strongly linked and connected to their religious traditions. Because of its rich historical and religious significance, …

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Damdama Sahib Gurudwara, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab

Damdama Sahib Gurudwara, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab

Gurdwara Damdama Sahib, the ‘Seat of Temporal Authority’, is indeed one of the revered ‘takhts’ of the Sikhs. This was the place where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth guru of the Sikhs, took repose from the raging political upheaval and spent time in serenity adding valuable verses to Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Located in the village of Talwandi Sabo near …

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Golden Temple: Harimandir Sahib Gurudwara, Amritsar

Golden Temple: Harimandir Sahib Gurudwara, Amritsar

The Golden temple is also known as Harimandir Sahib and is located in Amritsar, Punjab. It is one of the most sacred shrines for the Sikhs. It is most commonly known as Golden temple because the upper levels of the gurudwara are entirely gold-plated. The gurudwara symbolizes equality, spirituality, brotherhood, honesty and trust. It also represents the historical customs, specific …

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Famous Gurudwaras: Most Sacred Sikh Shrines

Famous Gurudwaras: Most Sacred Sikh Shrines

The worship places of Sikhs are known as the Takhts and the Gurudwaras wherein Takht literally means ‘the seat of the divine power’ and Gurudwara stands for ‘the doorway to the master’. Adherent followers of Sikhism refer to the omnipresent power as ‘the Waheguru’, which means the immortal God. In India, there are several Gurudwaras but only five Takhts-every edifice …

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