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DODRA, village 5 km southwest of Samana (30° ll'N, 76° ll'E) in the Punjab/is sacred to Guru Tegh Bahadur who visited it during one of his travels through the Malva region. A platform raised as a memorial to the Guru's visit was replaced by the present Gurdwara Patshahi IX in the beginning of the present century. Situated in a halfacre lowwalled compound on the northern edge of the village, it consists of a domed sanctum, with a hall in front. An old pipal tree, believed to be the one under which Guru Tegh Bahadur had sat and delivered his message, still exists at the back of the hall. The Gurdwara is maintained by the village sangat.
DODRA, village around 10 km from Budhladha and around 20 KM from Sunam in the Punjab has contributed a lot to the spread of Sikhi. It has a Gurudwara called Brahm Bunga. It was started by a retired army man Jaswant Singh popularly known as "Bauji".  


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Every year, three main samagams are held at DODRA in the months of March, September and December. Sangat from all over the world comes over during these samagams to take laha. Apart from these main samagams, mini samagams are held at various places all over India every fortnight. The kirtan is done by nishkam kirtaniyas and there is no paid employee. Everything is managed by sangat in these samagams and the samagams are free of any politics.
 
The main USP of these samagams is the inclusion of Naam Simran which has vanished from our Gurudwaras. In every session of the kirtan, one hour Simran of Waheguru Guru Mantar is done. The Gurdwara is maintained by a Trust called Brahm Bunga Trust. The gurudwara also has a branch at Doraha near Ludhiana.

Revision as of 14:09, 30 March 2006

DODRA, village around 10 km from Budhladha and around 20 KM from Sunam in the Punjab has contributed a lot to the spread of Sikhi. It has a Gurudwara called Brahm Bunga. It was started by a retired army man Jaswant Singh popularly known as "Bauji".

Every year, three main samagams are held at DODRA in the months of March, September and December. Sangat from all over the world comes over during these samagams to take laha. Apart from these main samagams, mini samagams are held at various places all over India every fortnight. The kirtan is done by nishkam kirtaniyas and there is no paid employee. Everything is managed by sangat in these samagams and the samagams are free of any politics.

The main USP of these samagams is the inclusion of Naam Simran which has vanished from our Gurudwaras. In every session of the kirtan, one hour Simran of Waheguru Guru Mantar is done. The Gurdwara is maintained by a Trust called Brahm Bunga Trust. The gurudwara also has a branch at Doraha near Ludhiana.

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