Fatehgarh Sahib
Fatehgarh Sahib | |
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City | |
PIN | 140406,140407 |
Telephone code | +91-1763 |
Vehicle registration | PB-23 |
Website | www |
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Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjabi pronunciation:
The town features historic Gurdwaras, including the underground Bhora Sahib marking the location where the two boys refused to
History
The city is a historically important settlement 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Patiala and 42 kilometers (26 mi) west of Punjab's capital, Chandigarh. It is a major pilgrimage center in Sikhism.
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Places of worship
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The town is home to major Sikh Gurdwaras:
- Bhora Sahib: the underground location within Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara where the two sons were buried alive. This monument was built by Karam Singh of Patiala in early 19th-century.
- Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara: the main Sikh temple in the town, in whose basement is Bhora Sahib. The Gurdwara stands on a high point of the town, has an Indo-Islamic architecture with a square plan, a ribbed lotus dome and cusped arches. The floor is made of marble and is decorated with a mosaic. It is three storeyed consisting of a basement, a central pavilion and dome level above. The basement has a copy of the Sikh scripture, Khalsa swords, dagger and other holy historic relics. It is marked with silence, usually with visitors as well as pilgrims seated and praying. The upper level with the central pavilion also houses the Guru Granth Sahib and features kirtan singing. The upper levels and domes were added by Yadavinder Singh in 1955, after India gained its independence from the colonial British Empire.[1]
- Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) southeast from Fatehgarh Sahib on the Sirhind-Chandigarh road. At this place, Mata Gujri – the mother of Guru Gobind Singh, and her two youngest grandchildren, Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh were cremated.[1][3][6]
- Gurdwara Bimangarh is close to the Fatehgarh Sahib Gurdwara. It is a location where the dead bodies of the two children and their grandmother was kept for the night before the cremation.[1]
- Banda Bahadur platform is believed in the Sikh tradition as the place where 6,000 Sikhs died fighting the Muslim army in the Battle of Chapparchiri.[3]
There also exists remains of an ancient Royal inn in the city named Aam Khas Bagh that was initially built by Akbar and rebuilt by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Shaheedi Jor Mel Every year between 11th and 14th of the month of Poh (usually about 25 to 27 December), Fatehgarh Sahib is the pilgrimage site for many Sikhs who visit it to remember the martyrdom, locally known as Shaheedi Jor Mel of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh.[1]
Todar Mal Haveli
See also
- Anandpur Sahib
- Harmandir Sahib
- Sirhind-Fategarh
- History of Sirhind
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gurmukh Singh (2009), Fatehgarh Sahib, Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Editor in Chief: Harbans Singh, Punjab University
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-6344-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1.
- ^ Harish Jain (2003). The Making of Punjab. Unistar. p. 289.
- ISBN 978-0-19-100412-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-514890-9.
- ^ Dahiya 2014, p. 185.
Sources
- Dahiya, Amardeep S. (2014), Founder of the Khalsa: The Life and Times of Guru Gobind Singh, ISBN 978-93-81398-53-1
External links
- Official website
- Materializing Sikh Pasts, Anne Murphy (2006)