Architecture In Famous Sikh Gurudwaras:

Architecture In Famous Sikh Gurudwaras:

Powerful image at sunrise of the Harmandir Sahib, the most beautiful place
on earth.


Gurudwara Dera Sahib, Lahore (1563 - 1606) was built by Maharaja Ranjit
Singh in memory of the fifth Guru, Shri Guru Arjan dev ji. This was the site
of Shri Guru Arjan dev ji's martyrdom.


Gurdwara Sahib San Jose, California. It is the largest Gurdwara in North
America, its diwan hall can seat around 3000 people


Guru Nanak Gurudwara, Woolgoolga (New South Wales), the first purpose-built
gurudwara in Australia.


Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib, Mehdiana (India). Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji came
here while traveling across the Malwa region. Its grounds, stretching over
25 acres, are home to many monuments and statues depicting scenes of Sikh
history under the Mughal rule.


Guru Nanak came to this place in 1574 with his disciple Bhai Mardana, Bhai
Mardana and several followers were hungry and tired after their travels
however there was nowhere to cook the food. Guru Nanak Dev ji commanded Bhai
Mardana to lift a rock revealing a hot spring which was used to cook all
their food. Manikaran Sahib Gurudwara sits at this place and the hot spring
continues to provide steaming water to this date.


At a time, the very thought of building a Gurudwara in the heart of an
Islamic state was considered nothing short of an Arabian mirage. This
inconceivable thought became reality in 2012 when the Guru Nanak Darbar rose
from the sands of Dubai, making it the first 'official' Sikh temple in the
whole of Gulf.


Gurudwara Patalpuri Sahib, Kiratpur. In 1644, Shri Guru Hargobind ji was
cremated here, as was Shri Guru Har Rai ji in 1661. The ashes of Shri Guru
Harkrishan ji were brought here from Delhi and immersed in 1664.


Gurudwara Saragarhi, Firozpur. This gurudwara was built to honour the
unparalleled bravery demonstrated by 21 Sikh soldiers on September 12, 1897,
while fighting against a 10,000 strong enemy force in the battle of
Saragarhi. The memorial Gurudwara, surrounded by several cannons, has the
names of the 21 brave soldiers inscribed on its walls. It was built by the
army with salvaged stones from the attacked Saragarhi post.


Gurudwara Panja Sahib is situated in Hasan Abdal (Pakistan). This Gurudwara
marks the spot where Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Bhai Mardana Ji stopped on
their travels and started reciting Kirtan which annoyed a local saint, Wali
Qandhari. An altercation eventually resulted in a boulder being flung at the
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, who stopped it with his outstretched hand, remaining
completely unharmed. Upon seeing the Guru's power, Wali Qandhari's pride was
broken and he became a devoted follower of the Guru.


El Sobrante Gurudwara Sahib lies on a hilltop of the El Sobrante Valley,
about twenty five miles north of San Francisco (USA). It was built in the
late 1970s as more and more Sikhs immigrated to San Francisco's Bay Area.
California has one of the largest Sikh populations in the USA.

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Gurdwara Nanaksar, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). The floor of its langar hall
is made of marble and granite, all salvaged from demolished Edmonton-area
buildings.