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Dera Baba Nanak (30° 2'N, 75° 2'E), on the left bank of the River Ravi in Gurdaspur district of the  Punjab,  is sacred to  [[Guru Nanak]],  who on the conclusion of one of his long travels arrived here and sat near a well owned by  Ajitta  Randhava, the chaudhan or headman of  Pakkhoke Randhave,  village where the Guru's family had been staying with his wife's parents. Around the spot where he had halted grew the town of  Dera  Baba Nanak. As the news of the Guru's arrival spread, people from the surrounding villages started pouring in everincreasing numbers to see him and receive his blessing. [[Bhai Ajitta]] requested him to settle down permanently at or near Pakkhoke. This led to the foundation of a habitation across the Ravi, which the  Guru  named Kartarpur. On his  death,  on 7 September 1539, his ashes were buried near  [[Kartarpur]]  and a monument raised over them. But the monument was soon after washed away by a flood in the river.  Guru  Nanak's elder son,  Baba  Sri Chand, who was then staying at Pakkhoke, got the urn containing the ashes salvaged, reburied it close to Ajitta's well and raised over the spot a mud hut which came to be called Dehra or samadh of  Guru  Nanak. Later  Baba  Dharam Das,  the sonofGuruNanak's younger son,  Lakhmi Das,  founded a new habitation around this Dehra and named it Dera Baba  Nanak. There are two historical gurdwaras in the town now.
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'''GURDWARA DARBAR SAHIB''', in the centre of the town, comprises three separate memorials. The well which originally belonged to Bhai Ajitta Randhava still exists and is reverently called Sarji Sahib. Pilgrims take its water home in the belief that it possesses curative properties. The second memorial is the Kirtan Asthan, a rectangular hall, which marks the site where Guru Arjan had sat rapt in kirtan when visiting Dera Baba Nanak for condolence on the death of Baba Dharam Das. The Guru Granth Sahib is seated in the hall. The central shrine, called Thara Sahib, marks the thara, or platform, on which Guru Nanak had sat when he first came to Ajitta's well and where, later, Baba Sri Chand buried his father's ashes. The Guru Granth Sahib is seated here in a small square pavilion with a pinnacled lotus dome under an overhanging gilded canopy. The whole pavilion is covered with goldplated metal sheets with some of the hymns of Guru Nanak embossed on them. The Thara Sahib is at one end of a recently constructed spacious hall, above which, over the sanctum, is a square domed room with an ornamental arched coping and domed kiosks at the corners. The entire exterior above the roof level of this room is covered with goldplated metal sheets. The goldwork on top as well as on the sanctum was got executed in 1827 by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who also made endowments in cash and land for the maintenance of the shrine.
'''Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak''' is situated in the city [[Dera Baba Nanak]] which is located in [[Gurdaspur]] District of [[Punjab]], [[India]]. It is about 1 kms from the Indo-Pakistan border and on the east bank of [[River Ravi]]. To its west is located the town of [[Kartarpur (Ravi)]] which is located in [[Pakistan]].  


The Gurdwara is administered by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. Special divans take place on every amavasya, the last day of the dark half of the lunar month, and all major anniversaries, especially the one marking the death of Guru Nanak, are observed. But the most important annual event is the fair celebrating the Baisakhi festival. A handwritten copy of the Guru Granth Sahib is preserved in this Gurdwara. It has 1660 pages, each page having a handsomely illuminated border.
As its name implies, this shrine is connected with [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of [[Sikhi]]. The Guru used to meditate on God by the well called "Ajita Randhawa da khooh" after his [[first udasi]] in 1506 <!---- was previously 1515, but this does not tie up with the dates of the Udasis changed by hari singh ---->. On the stage situated in the [[Gurdwara sahib]], Guru Ji had discussion with Ajita Randhawa.  


'''GURDWARA LANGAR MANDIR CHOLA SAHIB,''' in the eastern part of the town, is connected with a relic a chola, or cloak, believed to have been presented to Guru Nanak by a Muslim devotee at Baghdad. [[Image:Dbn2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Gurudwara Chola Sahib]]
The chola, bearing some Qura'nic verses and Arabic numerals, arranged in the form of charms embroidered on it, was procured from Baghdad by Baba Kabali Mall, a descendant of Guru Nanak, it is said. It was brought to Dera Baba Nanak on 20 Phagun 1884 Bk / 1 March 1828. A special shrine was constructed where the Chola Sahib was kept and where it was put on display at the time of a fair held from 21 to 23 Phagun, early March, every year. From the Guru ka Langar which serves the pilgrims, the shrine has come to be known as Gurdwara Langar Mandir Chola Sahib. It was under private management of the resident descendants of Guru Nanak. As the Gurdwara reform movement got under way, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee claimed possession of the shrine, but the owners resisted. In the end, the control of the Gurdwara passed to the Committee, but Chola Sahib, the relic, remained with the family. It is now displayed in a glass case in a private house, about 50 metres from the Gurdwara, attended in rotation by three Bedi families living there.


Gurdwara Langar Mandir Chola Sahib is now administered by the local committee managing Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. The 3day annual fair and Guru ka Langar are held as usual in the adjoining compound. The Gurdwara compound also has within it the samadh of Baba Kabali Mall and an octagonshaped old well. The local belief is that the water of this well cures women whose offspring die during infancy.
==Background==
 
[[Guru Nanak]], the first master, spent the last days of his temporal life at Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak. The exact location of Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak is on the left (or east) bank of [[Ravi River]] on the Indo-Pak border. [[Guru Nanak Dev]] used to visit this site for meditation.
 
On the right (or west) bank of river Ravi Guru Nanak Dev founded the city of [[Kartarpur]]. At the age of seventy, Guru Nanak Dev Ji left for his heavenly abode from here. The [[Gurdwara]] is in the territory of [[Pakistan]], but you can see it standing ashore the East bank of [[River Ravi]] or from the town [[Dera Baba Nanak]] at a distance of about 4 Kms. Kartarpur Corridor is now open for India Citizens.
 
==The three memorials==
[[Image:Gurudwara_Sri_Dera_Baba_Nanak_ji.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
 
 
During the late 1800's, [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] provided a copper gilded throne to the Gurdwara and got its canopy covered with marble. The shrine is in the centre of the town and comprises three separate memorials. The well which originally belonged to [[Bhai Ajitta]] Randhava still exists and is reverently called '''Sarji Sahib'''. Pilgrims take its water home in the belief that it possesses curative properties.
 
The second memorial is the "Kirtan Asthan", a rectangular hall, which marks the site where [[Guru Arjan]] had sat rapt in [[Kirtan]] when visiting [[Dera Baba Nanak]] for condolence on the death of Baba Dharam Das. The [[Guru Granth Sahib]] is seated in the hall.  
 
The final memorial is the central shrine, called '''Thara sahib'''. This marks the 'thara' or platform, on which [[Guru Nanak]] had sat when he first came to Ajitta's well and where, later, [[Baba Sri Chand]] buried his father's ashes. The [[Guru Granth Sahib]] is seated here in a small square pavilion with a pinnacled lotus dome under an overhanging gilded canopy. The whole pavilion is covered with gold-plated metal sheets with some of the hymns of Guru Nanak embossed on them.  
 
==Other highlights==
 
The 'Thara sahib' is at one end of a recently constructed spacious hall, above which, over the sanctum, is a square domed room with an ornamental arched coping and domed kiosks at the corners. The entire exterior above the roof level of this room is covered with gold-plated metal sheets. The goldwork on top as well as on the sanctum was got executed in 1827 by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], who also made endowments in cash and land for the maintenance of the shrine.
 
Dera Baba Nanak being situated only 1 km from [[India]]-[[Pakistan]] border, [[Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib]] can be seen from the Border with naked eyes at a distance of about 4-5 kms..
 
==Administration of the shrine==
 
The Gurdwara is administered by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] through a local committee. Special divans take place on every amavasya, the last day of the dark half of the lunar month, and all major anniversaries, especially the one marking the death of Guru Nanak, are observed. But the most important annual event is the fair celebrating the [[Baisakhi]] festival.
 
A handwritten copy of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] is preserved in this [[Gurdwara]]. It has 1660 pages, each page having a handsomely illuminated border.
 
==See also==
 
* [[Gurdwara Langar Mandir Chola Sahib]]
* [[Bhai Ajitta]]
* [[Gurdaspur]]
 
 
==External links==
 
* [http://wikimapia.org/1134285/ On Wikimapia]
* [http://gurdaspur.nic.in/html/places_to_visit.htm lpaces to Visit in Gurdaspur]
* [http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2527 On All About Sikhs.com]
* [http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=716&cat=26 Drums of War - Amidst Nanak's Idyll.. Again!]
 
==Gallery==
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File:DeraBabaNanak-1.jpg|Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak
File:DeraBabaNanak-2.jpg|Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak
File:DeraBabaNanak-Chola.jpg|Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak - Baba ji's Chhola (long dress/shirt)
|Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak
 
</gallery>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 16 May 2020

Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak

Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak is situated in the city Dera Baba Nanak which is located in Gurdaspur District of Punjab, India. It is about 1 kms from the Indo-Pakistan border and on the east bank of River Ravi. To its west is located the town of Kartarpur (Ravi) which is located in Pakistan.

As its name implies, this shrine is connected with Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhi. The Guru used to meditate on God by the well called "Ajita Randhawa da khooh" after his first udasi in 1506 . On the stage situated in the Gurdwara sahib, Guru Ji had discussion with Ajita Randhawa.


Background

Guru Nanak, the first master, spent the last days of his temporal life at Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak. The exact location of Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak is on the left (or east) bank of Ravi River on the Indo-Pak border. Guru Nanak Dev used to visit this site for meditation.

On the right (or west) bank of river Ravi Guru Nanak Dev founded the city of Kartarpur. At the age of seventy, Guru Nanak Dev Ji left for his heavenly abode from here. The Gurdwara is in the territory of Pakistan, but you can see it standing ashore the East bank of River Ravi or from the town Dera Baba Nanak at a distance of about 4 Kms. Kartarpur Corridor is now open for India Citizens.

The three memorials

Gurudwara Sri Dera Baba Nanak ji.jpg


During the late 1800's, Maharaja Ranjit Singh provided a copper gilded throne to the Gurdwara and got its canopy covered with marble. The shrine is in the centre of the town and comprises three separate memorials. The well which originally belonged to Bhai Ajitta Randhava still exists and is reverently called Sarji Sahib. Pilgrims take its water home in the belief that it possesses curative properties.

The second memorial is the "Kirtan Asthan", a rectangular hall, which marks the site where Guru Arjan had sat rapt in Kirtan when visiting Dera Baba Nanak for condolence on the death of Baba Dharam Das. The Guru Granth Sahib is seated in the hall.

The final memorial is the central shrine, called Thara sahib. This marks the 'thara' or platform, on which Guru Nanak had sat when he first came to Ajitta's well and where, later, Baba Sri Chand buried his father's ashes. The Guru Granth Sahib is seated here in a small square pavilion with a pinnacled lotus dome under an overhanging gilded canopy. The whole pavilion is covered with gold-plated metal sheets with some of the hymns of Guru Nanak embossed on them.

Other highlights

The 'Thara sahib' is at one end of a recently constructed spacious hall, above which, over the sanctum, is a square domed room with an ornamental arched coping and domed kiosks at the corners. The entire exterior above the roof level of this room is covered with gold-plated metal sheets. The goldwork on top as well as on the sanctum was got executed in 1827 by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who also made endowments in cash and land for the maintenance of the shrine.

Dera Baba Nanak being situated only 1 km from India-Pakistan border, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib can be seen from the Border with naked eyes at a distance of about 4-5 kms..

Administration of the shrine

The Gurdwara is administered by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee through a local committee. Special divans take place on every amavasya, the last day of the dark half of the lunar month, and all major anniversaries, especially the one marking the death of Guru Nanak, are observed. But the most important annual event is the fair celebrating the Baisakhi festival.

A handwritten copy of the Guru Granth Sahib is preserved in this Gurdwara. It has 1660 pages, each page having a handsomely illuminated border.

See also


External links

Gallery

  • Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak

    Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak

  • Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak

    Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak

  • Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak - Baba ji's Chhola (long dress/shirt)

    Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak - Baba ji's Chhola (long dress/shirt)

Relatives of Shri Guru Nanak Dev guru nanak

Grandparents: ✝ Mata Banarasi ✝ Baba Shiv Ram ✝ Grandparents (Maternal):✝ Mata Bhirai ✝ Baba Rama
Parents: ✝ Kalyan Das ✝ Mata Tripta ✝ Uncle: ✝ Baba Lalu ✝ In-Laws: ✝ Baba Mool Chand ✝ Mata Chando Rani
Wife: ✝ Bibi Sulakhni ✝ Siblings: ✝ Bibi Nanaki ✝ Brother-in-law: ✝ Bhai Jai Ram
Children: ✝ Baba Sri Chand ✝ Baba Lakhmi Das

Events relating to Guru Nanak

ӝ Guru's Birth ӝ At School ӝ In Baghdad ӝ The Sacred Thread ӝ reject the Janoy ӝ And Duni Chand ӝ In Tibet ӝ Tibet Quotes ӝ Udasis ӝ First Udasi ӝ Second Udasi ӝ Third Udasi ӝ Fourth Udasi ӝ Fifth Udasi ӝ In Nepal ӝ and Moola ӝ and Hot Spring ӝ and two students ӝ Sakhis ӝ In Mecca ӝ Grazing Buffaloes ӝ and Wali Qandhari ӝ Walli Kandhari ӝ in Istanbul ӝ mysteries ӝ Guru Nanak ӝ History ӝ Japji Sahib ӝ Philosophy ӝ reject the Janoy ӝ Guru's Birth ӝ no Hindu, no Musalman ӝ

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