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Punjabi
Pilgrim's Paradise |
Temples
Ram Tirth, Amritsar
Location 11Kilometres west of Amritsar on Chogawan
road, dates back to the period of Ramayana, Rishi Balmiki's
hermitage. The place has an ancient tank and many temples.
A hut marks the site where Mata Sita gave birth to Luv &
Kush and also, still extant are Rishi Balmiki's hut and the
well with stairs where Mata Sita used to take her bath. The
Bedis of Punjab (Guru Nanak Dev ji, the founder Prophet of
Sikhism was a Bedi) trace their descent from Kush and Sodhis
(the 10th Prophet of Sikhism, Guru Gibind Singh
ji was a Sodhi) from Luv. A four day fair, since times immemorial
is held here starting on the full moon night in November.
Durgiana Man dir,
Amritsar : ( Lakshmi Narain Temple )
Built in the third decade of the 20th Century
it echoes, not the traditional Hindu temple architecture,
but that of the Golden temple and, in a similar manner rises
from the midst of a tank and has canopies and the central
dome in the style of the Sikh temple. Its foundation stone
was laid by one of the greatest reformers and political leaders
of resurgent India, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. It is a well-known
repository of Hindu scriptures.
Bhagwathi Mandir, Maisar Khanna, Bathinda City
Its history goes back to the 17th Century
AD. The locality of the city in which this temple is located
formed a part of a village, then called Khanna. People from
this village were the devotees of Jawala Mukhi temple in Kangra.
Once, when Kamala Bhagt of this village and another holy person
Kali Nath were proceeding towards the Jawala Mukhi temple,
Bhagwati Mata, the deity of Jawala Mukhi appeared before them,
almost two kilometers before their destination the moment
they had lit fire to pray. She blessed the devotees and told
Kamala Bhagat that in future, he need not come to a pilgrimage
to Jawala Mukhi because his worship at his village will be
sanctified as his worship at her abode. Since then a religious
fair is held at this place twice in a year.
Shiv Mandhir, Gur-mandi, Jalandhar
The Mandir dates back of the Lodhi
Era. It is said that the Nawab of Sultanpur Lodhi, in whose
territory the city of Jalandhar then fell hadeyed a newly
married Hindu girl whom he had wanted to make an object of
his lust. She was the devotee of lord Shiva whose serpent
saved her honour. Awed by the appearance of this serpent he
had begged pardon from the girl and on her bidding he had
got this temple built. The temple has an unusual architecture.
Its main gate is built in the style of a mosque while the
rest of the building is in Hindu style.
Sodal Mandir, Jalandhar City
The temple of a child deity where wishes are fulfilled.
Thousands of devotees congregate here during the month of
September.
Panc h Mandir, Kapurthala Town
It was got built by the founder of the Kapurthala State,
Fateh Singh Ahluwalia. The prime dome in the centre is surrounded
by several smaller temples dedicated to different deities.
It is the most striking building in the city of wonder architecture.
Its replica was exhibited in the pre-p artition
Punjab Museum at Lahore.
Kali Devi Temple, Patiala
Situated opposite Baradari garden on the Mall Road of
Patiala. This Temple was built by the rulers of the Patiala
State. Because of its beautiful wall paintings and icons the
temple has been declared a national monument.
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