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...tuated in the Village Guru Ki Wadali in Amritsar Distt. Its only 8 Km from Amritsar city. GURU HARGOBIND SAHIB, the sixth GURU of the Sikhs was born on June 14 [[Category:Gurdwaras In Amritsar District]]

...illage 4.5 km southeast of Sirhali Kalari (31° 16'N, 74° 56'E) in Amritsar district of the Punjab, is sacred to [[Guru Arjan]]. Located in the eastern part of the village, it commemorates Bhai Adali, a pious Sikh c

...i Bhahlo ji, Bhai Shalo ji, Baba Bidi Chand ji. GURU SAHIB came this place in 1661. [[Category:Gurdwaras In Amritsar District]]

...taying here. SHRI GURU RAMDAS JI founded the city of RAMDASPUR (Modern day AMRITSAR) and began excavation of 'POOL OF NECTAR'. SHRI GURU ARJAN DEV JI got marri [[Category:Gurdwaras In Amritsar District]]

...farmlands passed to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in 1925. In 1974, it was entrusted for renovation and reconstruction to Sant Marigal S [[Category:Gurdwaras In Amritsar District]]

...d gurdwaras by activating the Akali Dal. A tower built in his memory is in Amritsar and there are special quarters for his contingent. Akali Ji led the army of Ranjit Singh in many battles and emerged victorious. He martyred while fighting Frontier Pa

...I JANAM ASTHAAN SHRI GURU AMARDAS JI is situated in the Basarke Village in Amritsar Distt. SHRI GURU AMAR DAS was born here to SHRI TEJ BHAN and MATA SULAKHANI [[Category:Gurdwaras In Amritsar District]]

...1.575|N|74.767|E}} is situated in the village of [[Basarke]] in [[Amritsar District]], [[Punjab]], [[India]]. [[Guru Amar Das]] ji was named next Guru by Guru ...y were perplexed as what to do. Finally Baba Buddha decided to make a hole in the wall so as not to go against the Guru's instruction.

...wara Guru Ka Mahal|Gurdwara Guru ke Mahal]] alongside the guru bazar in [[Amritsar]] city. Earlier in the times of the [[Guru]]s, there was a famous Dharamsal of [[Bhai Saalo]

...illage who had volunteered to take part in the liberation of [[Gurdwara]]s in Nankana Sahib. As a member of the group of Bhai Lachhman Singh Dharoval

'''Batala''' (31° 49'N, 75° 12'E), an old town in Gurdaspur district of the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Nanak, who was married here, according to Two historical shrines in Batala commemorate the event. A third one is dedicated to Guru Hargobind's

...or pool next to the Gurdwara Mata Kaulan near [[Gurdwara Baba Atal]] in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] next to the main [[Darbar Sahib]] at [[Harmandar Sahib]]. It ...ous divides and took refuge with the sixth master [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji at Amritsar (1606-1645). The samadh of this lady, who is called [[Mata Kaulan]] lies at

...Bhai Sant Singh and Mai Hukami of the village of Bandala in Amritsar district. He received the rites of Khalsa pahul at the hands of Bhai Lachhman Sin ...at Dharovali and fell martyrs the following morning in the raining bullets in Gurdwara Janam Asthan.

[[Image:Akal-takhat-2.jpg|thumb|The Akal Takhat in the morning as the sun rises|right]] ...nt platform upon which the [[holy Granth]] is place in the [[Darbar hall]] in [[Sikh Gurdwara]]s.

...urdwara Baba Lakho''' is a Shrine situated in village Bharta Ganeshpur (in district Hoshiarpur of Punjab). Baba Lakho Ji was a Jogi and was shshgird of Gurugha ...ee disciples. In the shrine the Parkash of Guru Granth Sahib is also done in Gurdwara sahib. Baba Lakho ji left for his heavnly abode at this place.

'''Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib''', 7 km west of Amritsar (31° 38'N, 74° 52'E), is named after a well that Guru Arjan (1563-1606) h ...Sahibs (Sikh flags), atop 25 metre tall flagposts, on either side, stand in front of the hall.

...Brahman parents living at Kausari, a small village in Hazara district (now in Pakistan). Rocha Singh was barely 14 years of age when his father, Bhai Par ...t he met GURU Gobind Singh sometime after the evacuation of Anandpur Sahib in December 1705, and received from him the rites of initiation.

...ahi Chhevin''' is located in the village of Moela Wahidpur in [[Hoshiarpur District]] of [[Punjab State]]. This old and Historic village is named after two Mus A fair is held in the village at the Gurdwara Sahib every year in the month of June that draws [[sangat]]s from all over the world that come

...ituated on Chaabal - Amritsar road near village Jhabal Kalan in district [[Amritsar]] [[Punjab]] [[India]]. Baba Buddha ji spent much of his life here. [[Guru ...situated in the revenue limits of the village of Thatta, 20 km south of [[Amritsar]]. The shrine honours and commemorates [[Baba Buddha]] (1506 - 1631), the

...'' is a sacred Sikh shrine on the west-side of [[Gurdwara Baba Atal]] in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] near the main Darbar Sahib at [[Harmandar Sahib]]. ...ous divides and took refuge with the sixth master [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji at Amritsar (1606-1645). The samadh of [[Mata Kaulan]] lies at the western end of the

...Bar tract of tahsil [[Samundri]] of [[Lyallpur district]], [[Punjab]] (now in [[Pakistan]]). ...140 GB, to devote himself to the promotion of religious and social reform in the [[panth]].

...artyers Sukha Singh mahtab Singh, while taking head of Massa Rangar from [[Amritsar]], during their journey to [[Ganganagar]]. ...sfully that it brought great shame to the administration and the police of Amritsar.

'''Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sri Guru Ram Das''' is a historical Sikh gurdwara in Pakistan. ...re. This place is situated inside Delhi Darwaza, near Purani Kotwali Chowk in Chuni Mandi.

...Pipli Sahib, Amritsar Sahib.jpg|thumb|428x428px|Gurudwara Sri Pipli Sahib, Amritsar Sahib]] ...aces. In this spiritual quest the sangat from Kabul was also on its way to Amritsar. On the last day of their journey they were determined to reach the holy pr

...Pheru Morcha''', was one of a series of the campaigns of Sikh agitations, in the 1920s, for the reformation of their holy places. ...d to the memory of [[Bhai Pheru]] (1640 - 1706), a masand or parish leader in the time of [[Guru Har Rai]] who was honoured for his devotion by [[Guru Go

...such as Nanded and Patna Sahib. During the summer of 1925, he preached in Kashmir valley. ...ri, at Bopa Rai in Ludhiana district and at Takhtupura, in presentday Moga district. For public instruction, he founded Guru Tegh Bahadur school at the village

...as Nange di Sarai or, officially, Sarai Nanga. The village now claims two gurdwaras, both of historical importance. ...sants who have now taken up reconstruction of the second historical shrine in the village.

...lation examination from the high school there. In 1914, he took up service in the army as a clerk. For this reason, he was sometimes also known as Babu L ...ikh conference to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Shiromani Akali Dal. In 1945, he was elected president of the Shiromani Akali Dal which office he h

...cated near Chativind Gate, on the south-eastern side of the walled city of Amritsar, the present Gurdwara Ramsar is a small marble-lined hall topped by a gilde ...h Sikh Guru who was looking for a quiet spot away from the growing city of Amritsar, chose this site as the spot where the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] would take for

...er Yamuna]] about 11 km from [[Paonta Sahib]] (30°25`N, 70°40`E) in Sirmur district of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It was the scene of a battle between the hill raja ...r force in the open ground on the river bed. The Guru established his base in a grove and kept his forward troops on a higher ground, and selected for hi

[[Duni Chand]] Khatri was a rich landlord of Patti town in Punjab. He had five daughters. All were beautiful and talented. One day hun ==Rajni gets to Amritsar==

...stors came from the Village of Choodkan in the District of Sheikhpura, now in Pakistan. This is where the the religious site of [[Sacha Sauda]] of [[Guru ...ion at his village after which he studied at the Gurmat Missionary Collage in Ropar, Punjab, India.

...Bakala, with the 9-storey Bhora Sahib and Manji Sahib in front of it, both in the background.]] ...lang-pa|ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਬਕਾਲ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ}}) is a prominent [[Sikh]] [[Gurdwara]] in [[Baba Bakala]],

...wood above his head to make sure that they don't get wet. He kept standing in the well the whole night & kept reciting the holy prayers. On the other sid ...that whatever you say would be accomplished & Guru Ji sent him to his home in Hoshiarpur to preach Sikhism.

==PM Cameron Visits Amritsar, February 2013== ...hers during his visit to the holiest of Sikh shrines, the Golden Temple in Amritsar}}

One may not find any religious shrines and institutions in the name of the person professing another religion. Undoubtedly, this is th * There is a [[Gurdwara Moulavi Patti Likhi]], at [[Nankana Sahib]], now in [[Pakistan]], where Shri Guru Nanak Sahib learnt Persian and Arabic from th

District : Amritsar ...nd and Guru Tegh Bahadur. Their visits are commemorated by three different gurdwaras.

...failing health and his political career had come to a virtual end. He died in Rajindra Hospital, PATIALA, on 10 June 1974. ...Punjab. Ainritsar, 1981 6. Brass, Paul R., Language, Religion and Politics in Northern India. Delhi, 1975

...r two years (1666-68) on his return from Assam. Sikh devotees visited him in hundreds every day listening to the [[Kirtan]] and holy discourses. ...Granthi Singhs and Ragi Singhs were sent soon after to observe the Maryada in the Gurdwara. Baba Sukha Singh ji now regularly makes a trip here to overse

...sulphur content due to the local geology and chemical content of the soil in the region. As both weather and water were incredibly hot during summer, th The tale of Sikh faith in Rajgir is woven around Guru Nanak's arrival in the town, on one of his pilgrimages. His first stop was the town's central

...The city began as Chakk Nanaki, which was founded by [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] in 1665. ...as around Kesgarh Sahib then to accommodate the many thousands of Sikhs in attendance on that historic day.

'''NABHA''' {{Coord|30.37|N|76.15|E|}} in a town in [[Patiala district]], [[Punjab]], [[India]]. It lies 15 km south of [[Chandigarh]] (30° 44'N. ...f [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] from [[Delhi]] to [[Anandpur]] spent a night here in the solitary hut of an old Muslim recluse, Dargahi Shah, who on hearing an

...the Sarkar Khalsa. Sardar Mangal singh virk was given the rank of Kumedan in the army of the Khalsa. ...irk Portion. His personal diaries say little about his early years, which, in all likelihood, were spent working the family farm. That is not to say that

A grand ‘Sirhind Fateh Divas’ (victory day) march in connection with the Tercentenary (300th) celebrations of Sirhind victory by ...d Additional DC Matloob Khan flaged off the march at Poonch town. Earlier, in the morning the Sikh Sanghat assembled at main Gurdwara Poonch and offered

...Kaur at the village of Thikrivala, now in Sangrur district of the Punjab, .in January 1890. An attack of smallpox when he was barely two years old left h ...he remained from 1911 to 1915, thereafter shifting to Rawalpindi, his host in that town being Nanak Singh, then a rising poet, who later became famous as

The Gurdwara '''Darbar Sahib''' is situated in the town of [[Kartarpur (Ravi)]]. The Gurdwara Sahib is better known as [[D The Gurdwara is in Shakargarh tehsil, of Narowal district of Punjab province, Pakistan.

...ir) and even his meals. The women devotees kept an eye on him and assisted in his care. Gulab Singh Ji would continuously recite the Japji Sahib all day ...ib as well as living quarters at Dera Mahant Jawahar Singh Mitha Tiwana at Amritsar.

...ala Sahib is one of the most important [[Sikh]] shrines in [[Delhi]], next in importance to [[Gurdwara Sis Ganj]] and [[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]. Large nu ...and so on. In fact for Sikhs a Guru is indispensable, yet he is not an end in himself, but only a means for the attainment of salvation.

VIDURA (BIDAR), BIDAR (17° 55'N, 77° 32'E) is a district town in [[Wikipedia:Karnataka|Karnataka]]. It is 110 km north-west of [[Hyderabad]] ...Sahib, was completed in 1966, and the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] was installed in it on the occasion of [[Hola Mohalla]] festival. Several other buildings, i

...ry short time. Irked by the strict army regimen, he took out his discharge in 1920. ...ry) of the [[Golden Temple]], he was arrested and sentenced to six months in jail.

...the death of Emperor Jahangir, Shah Jahan became the Emperor of Hindustan in 1628. Shahjahan appointed [[Kuleej Khan]] as the Governor of Punjab. Kuleej ...the Royal Hawk. The Royal Army, already upset that the Sikhs were hunting in their private reserve, asked, with some indignance - even using some 'bitte

...hard to stop the entry of bare-headed people into the worship halls of the Gurdwaras. ...as killed in a fake encounter, on October 15, 1992 at village Kang Araian (district Jullundur).

'''Giani Chet Singh''' was born in 15 March 1902 at Bhakhrewali, Gujrat district. His father's name was Sardar Ganesha Singh and his mother was named Mata J ...dit Narain Singh Nirmala he studied many Vedas & Granths in Urdu and Hindi in Kotla Marhi. He use to do Sangat of Baba Prem Singh Of Murala.

...ynasty..jpg|thumb|400px|left|File:Original Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, Built In 1844, by the Maharaja Karam Singh, 1798-1845 of Patiala Dynasty..jpg]] ...istrict called [[Fatehgarh sahib]] and marks the sad site of the execution in 1705 of the two younger sons of the tenth Sikh master at the behest of [[Wa

...two sons to go into battle. Guru Gobind Singh declared that all the Sikhs in the fort were his beloved sons. ...ll>Painting inside Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib showing Sahibzada Jujhar Singh in battle. "Purja purja cut maarhu, kaboo na chhodu khaat"</small>.]]

...rey octagonal tower, standing 40 metres high, is the tallest building in [[Amritsar]]. ...g a miracle and warned him that one's spiritual power should be displayed "in purity of doctrine and holiness of living". It is said that Atal Rai told h

...th-century when the [[Khalsa]] were driven from their homes to seek safety in remote hills and deserts. ...longing mainly to the [[Udasi]] sect, who, after the advent of the British in 1849, began to consider the shrines and lands attached to them as their own

...ict but in 2005, the district was split off to form the New Nankana Saahib District. ...nd then, his last visit to his native place being in 1510. Several shrines in the town, raised long after his death, mark the places where he was born, w

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...was taken to Lahore by his maternal uncle, Karam Singh, who was a Subahdar in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Dhanna Singh Malvai introduced him to th ...urama, the blind, another celebrated scholar of the day, whose seat was in Amritsar.

...Mai Bhago, had converted to Sikhism, during the time of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, in the 1580s. ...ah Alam II, made a settlement with them that allowed Baghel Singh to raise Gurdwaras on Sikh historical sites and allowed them to take six annals of each rupee

...on, the Guru blessed his Gursikh who as a result felt contented. ''"Amb"'' in [[Punjabi]] means {{w|mangoe}}. ...It was season of mangoes and the court of the great Guru Arjun Dev Ji was in place. The followers were giving their offerings. Followers from Kabul came

...is also called Parliament of the Sikh Nation. Apart from the management of Gurdwaras, the S.G.P.C runs many prestigious educational institutions including Medic ...er (sarbarah) appointed by the British deputy commissioner of [[Amritsar]] district. The committee and the sarbarah, a retired risaldar (cavalry) major and hon

...om Kartarpur, the habitation he had founded on the bank of the River Ravi. In the words of the Miharban Janam Sakhi, "As the Guru entered Achal, the name Nanak whose sabdas (hymns) the world recited was at the festival. Whoever was in Achal rushed to see him, no one stayed away; sannyasis; householders and ev

...hitotulo, or Shatadru (the River Sutlej), which was about 2000 H or 533 km in circuit. The Shatadru principality subsequently became part of the vast kin ...val towns of [[Sunam]] and [[Samana]] were subordinated to it and included in what was called Sirhind sarkar of the [[Subah of Delhi]].

...d Bibi Dharam Kaur a Sandhu Jatt family of Poohla village, in [[Amritsar]] district of the [[Punjab]]. He had a younger sister named Bibi Tar Kaur. He was a pi ...volutionaries were plotting the overthrow of the Khan and had taken refuge in the jungle. Bhai Taru Singh and his sister, Tar kaur (Taro) Kaur gave food

..., constructed the present building, a domed square sanctum with a pavilion in front standing on a spacious, raised platform, and made an endowment of abo ...khs to stay in Nankana Sahib to perform the daily services in the shrines. In 1968 the number was reduced to 5.

...Muslims. He first opened his campaign againt the Indian National Congress in 1887. The Indian national congress was founded in 1885 by Some British and Anglo-Indians to demand a legislative assembly and

...mp in 1708, after the departure of the emperor [[Bahadur Shah]] and where, in October 2008, the [[300 years of Guruship|300th anniversary]] celebration o ...[[Takhat Patna Sahib]] in [[Bihar]] District and [[Takhat Damdama Sahib]] in Talwandi Sabo, Bhatinda, [[Punjab]].

...er Shah Sun Marg in the [[Punjab]]. The town was founded by [[Guru Arjan]] in 1594 on land granted during the reign of [[Emperor Akbar]]. [[Guru Arjan]]' ...turned hostile, attacked [[Kartarpur]]. After a battle lasting three days in which the Guru's youngest son, Tegh Bahadur, displayed feats of valour, Gur

...architecture was initially developed within [[Sikhism]] its style is used in many non-religious building due its beauty. Sikh architecture 300 years ago ...chitecture which has come to be known as urban design, and whose existence in Sikh architecture can also be substantiated by apt examples.

{{p|File:Sikh yatrees 2m.jpg|Sikh Yatrees arrive in Pakistan for Vaisakhi celebrations}} ...ed in Pakistan. Below are news reports of the yatrees visiting holy places in Pakistan from [[India]].

{{p3|Image:gtbss001.jpg|The Golden Temple, [[Harimandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], [[India]]}} ...rdwara:''' {{gu|ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ}} literally Guru's portal/ abode / House or Door. In the early period of [[Sikhism]], before the advent of the word "Gurdwara",

...mb|300px|Guru Ka Bagh, Gurdwara related to the visit of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, In 1585]] ...the many struggles by the [[Sikh]]s in the early 1920s, to seek justice, in regaining control of their own houses of worship.

...artarpur’ on the Lahore-Chak Amru line. It lies in the tehsil Shakkar Garh district Narowal of West Punjab, about 60Km from [[Lahore]]. ...the Muslims wanted to carry out a burial. A samadh (Hindu tradition) lies in the [[Gurdwara]] and a grave (according to Muslim traditions) lies on the p

...controlling [[Gurdwara]]s (Sikh places of worship), died of a heart attack in New Delhi on 1 April, 2004 at the age of 79. He remained head of SGPC for a ...ing a massive heart attack some days ago, was flown here this evening from Amritsar for advanced treatment.

...acts in the Akali party. In 1917 he graduated from Khalsa College at Amritsar, where he had distinguished himself as a member of the College Hockey XI. H ...and was injured and arrested during a police baton charge on a procession in the streets of Montgomery.

...e called [[Gurdwara]]s. The Sri Harmandar Sahib is located in [[Amritsar]] in [[Punjab]], [[India|North India]]. ...ich the [[Harmandar Sahib]] stands. Located in the center of the huge ''"[[Amritsar]]"'' (the pool of nectar) the Harmandar (sanctum sanctorum) symbolizes the

...te of [[Assam]]. [[Guru Nanak]] the first [[Sikh Guru]] visited this place in 1505 and met {{wiki|Srimanta Sankardeva}} (the founder of the {{wiki|Mahapu ...all over [[India]] and the world assemble in this [[Gurdwara]] every year in the month of December to mark the [[martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur]] with d

...], or narrating a devotional story of the [[Bhagats]], tears would well up in his eyes. Mahant Sahib was a true practitioner of equity. When asked to assist in resolving matters of the [[Sikh Panth]] or by a member of the [[Sangat]], h

...Ram on 2 june 1894 at the village of Adiala in Rawalpindi]] district, now in Pakistan. His mother's name was Srusti and his father's name was Bhalakar S ...ng his matriculation examination, he was enrolled at the [[Khalsa College, Amritsar]].

...was reappointed by [[Parkash Singh Badal]], after she had become embroiled in a controversy over her daughter [[Harpreet Kaur]]’s mysterious death. Kaur, who was elected unopposed, is an MLA from Bolath in Kapurthala district of Punjab, was the first woman to be elected as president of the SGPC (Marc

...hich took place here between [[Guru Gobind Singh]] and the imperial troops in the opening years of the eighteenth century. ...Kurukshetra in 1702. On his return trip from Kurukshetra to Anandpur early in 1703 the first of the two battles, mentioned above, took place near here at

...a Udasi (Hindu), Sidhu Jatt family of Chand Purana, a village in Firozpur district of the Punjab. ==Difficulty in education for girls==

...a district]] of the [[Punjab]]. It is located about 35 kms south-east of [[Amritsar]] and covers an area of about 10 square km. It is situated on the south ban ...is sister, [[Bibi Nanaki]], and her husband, [[Bhai Jai Ram]], an official in the service of [[Nawab Daulat Khan Lodhi]], a feudatory chief, who became g

...ightening white sheets in the Main Divan Hall or teaching children Gurbani in his room. He is considered one of the most eminent scholars of the Sikh Scr ...msman in this extraordinary effort. He was baptised by the Khande Ki Pahul in 1958 and since then he has inspired thousands of Sikhs to do the same.

...(1934-[[18 February]] [[2005]]) wrote me a letter dated 12th February 2005 in his own handwriting, inviting me to attend the Annual Gurmat Samagam at Alw ...scourses at [[Amritsar]] he could not be present in a meeting called by me in [[Delhi]]. By the time the letter was delivered to me, he had already left

...brate the anniversary of the conquest of the Red Fort by Bhai Baghel Singh in 1783}} ...Delhi Fateh Diwas’ as the conquest paved the end of the mighty Mughal rule in India and beginning of war for Independence, a statement from the DSGMC sai

...very evident if one were to enter a [[Gurdwara]], where the sangat is seen in the presence of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], and a member of the [[Panth]] is ...days in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib, was quite popular and prevalent in 18th century when Sikhs were politically at the pinnacle. This exactly is t

...d between the Shivalik hills to the east and the Sutlej River farther away in the west, with vast green expanses and profound tranquillity all around. ...the name of his mother. The town became prosperous and reached its zenith in the times of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], who spent 25 years of his life here.

...m got under way, he joined the Akali ranks. On 19 February 1921, he fell in with Bhai Lachhman Singh Dharovali's squad and met with a violent deat ...hour morning service on the airwaves of All India Radio Jalandhar-Amritsar in honour of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.

{{p|Image:Patna.gif|Takhat Patna Sahib in Bihar State India.}} ...atna]] Sahib, that [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh]] Guru was born in 1666. He also spent his early years here before moving to [[Anandpur]]. Bes

...}} is the principal [[Gurdwara|Sikh shrine]] and [[Takhat]] at [[Nanded]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. ...five [[Takhats]] of the Sikhs and the place where the tenth Guru departed in physical form from this Earth.

...ing [[Chamkaur]] on the night of 7 December 1705, he stopped first to rest in a garden outside the village. Here [[Bhai Mani Singh]], [[Bhai Daya Singh]] ...chhiwara-by-bhagat-singh.jpg|thumb|500x|left|Shri [[Guru Gobind Singh]] ji in jungles of Machhiwara, painting by [[Bhagat Singh]] ]]

In 1705, [[Guru Gobind Singh ji]] went to [[Machiwala]] after leaving [[Anan ...Raikot state, the Muslim Chief Rai Kalha welcomed him and felt honored in offering his servicesto Guru Sahib as his guest for as long as he wanted

...d between the Shivalik hills to the east and the Sutlej River farther away in the west, with vast green expanses and profound tranquillity all around. ...the name of his mother. The town became prosperous and reached its zenith in the times of Guru Gobind Singh, who spent 25 years of his life here.

Guru Amar Das was blessed with the treasure of the Naam, by the Creator Lord, in His Pleasure. ||6||</center> Guru Amar Das is our Saving Grace, who carries us across; in lifetime after lifetime, I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||2||16||</cent

...dar sahib overview.jpg|thumb|250px|Bird's eye view of Harimandir Sahib and Amritsar. Click for detailed view [http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/fullscreen/84/]. ...ferred to as the Golden Temple, is a [[Gurdwara]] located in the city of [[Amritsar]], Punjab, India. It is one of the most revered spiritual sites of [[Sikhis

[[Image:Akal-takhat-2.jpg|thumb|The Sri Akal Takhat in the morning as the sun rises|right]] ...glory as before, being gold plated..jpg|thumb|Present day Sri Akal Takhat, in its former glory as before, being gold plated.|right]]

...akes place on the first of the lunar month of [[Chet]] which usually falls in '''[[March]]'''. This, by a tradition established by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], ...la Mohalla]] an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles.