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Gurdwara Baba Ajit Singh, commemorating the visit in March 1703 of Sahibzada Ajit Singh (1687-1705), the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. Sahibzada Ajit Singh, on his way back from Bassi Kalan where he had gone to rescue a young Brahman bride from the clutches of the local Pathan chieftain, halted here to cremate one of his warriors, Bhai Karam Singh, who had been wounded in the skirmish at Bassi and had since succumbed to his injuries. The Gurdwara constructed by the local sangat in 1928 on the site of the original shrine inside the village comprises a flat roofed hall, with the sanctum marked off by two pillars at the far end, and a 3 metre wide verandah on three sides. It is affiliated to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and is maintained by the local sangat.  
'''Gurdwara Baba Ajit Singh,''' commemorates the March, 1703 visit of [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]] (1687-1705), the eldest son of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. Returning from Bassi Kalan, where he had gone to rescue a young Brahman bride from the clutches of the local Pathan chieftain. He halted here to cremate one of his fatefull warriors, Bhai Karam Singh, who had been wounded in the skirmish at Bassi and had since succumbed to his injuries.  
 
The Gurdwara was reconstructed by the local sangat in 1928 on the site of the original shrine inside the village. It  comprises a flat roofed hall, with the sanctum marked off by two pillars at the far end, and a 3 metre wide verandah on three sides. It is affiliated to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and is maintained by the local sangat.  


[[Category: Gurdwaras in Hoshiarpur District]]
[[Category: Gurdwaras in Hoshiarpur District]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 3 July 2014

Gurdwara Baba Ajit Singh, commemorates the March, 1703 visit of Sahibzada Ajit Singh (1687-1705), the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. Returning from Bassi Kalan, where he had gone to rescue a young Brahman bride from the clutches of the local Pathan chieftain. He halted here to cremate one of his fatefull warriors, Bhai Karam Singh, who had been wounded in the skirmish at Bassi and had since succumbed to his injuries.

The Gurdwara was reconstructed by the local sangat in 1928 on the site of the original shrine inside the village. It comprises a flat roofed hall, with the sanctum marked off by two pillars at the far end, and a 3 metre wide verandah on three sides. It is affiliated to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and is maintained by the local sangat.

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