Atal Sahib is located at the south end of the Golden Temple premises. It is about 185 meters from Sarai-(Inn) Guru Ram Das. The nine-story octagonal tower, standing 40 meters high, is the tallest building in Amritsar. This site was a Samadhi-(cenotaph) in original, enshrining the...
Bhai Shalo Gurdwara, known as Bhai Shalo da Toba was built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1799-1839). Bhai Saho ji Gurdwara is named after famous Gursikh Bhai Shaloji a faithful devotee of Guru Ram Das ji. The Gurdwara is situated near Gurdwara Guru Ka Mahal where nin...
Gurdwara Bibeksar Sahib is situated on the banks of Bibeksar Sarovar, the holy pond, located in the south/south-east of Harmandir Sahib. The sarovar was built by the 6th Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib. The present Gurdwara was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Situated near Chatti...
Shri Guru Hargobind Singh ji, sixth Guru of Sikhs, constructed Chowrasti Attari. This place has four passages and 32 shops. Guru Hargobind invited artisan from around the country to settle in Amritsar. As this place was close to his residence he used to come here and indulge in c...
Gurdwara, Sri Chheharta Sahib, located 7 km west of Amritsar, is named after a well having six (chhe) Persian wheels (hart or harta). The well was sunk by Guru Arjan Dev Ji to meet the demands of water of the area. The well was very wide, and the water supply was abundant. The ...
Gurdwara Guru Ke Mehal is a sacred site in the Amritsar City, located near to Sri Harmandir Sahib. It is the place where Sri Guru Ramdas Ji, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Guru Hargobind Sahib and their families have stayed for almost 58 years. Guru Ramdas Ji founded the city and named it â€...
Sacred to Guru Arjan and Guru Hargobind is Vadali Guru, a village 7 km west of Amritsar. According to Gurbilas Chhevm PatshahI, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, stayed here for a period of three years between 1594 and 1597. It is also the birth place of Guru Hargobind Ji. He was born here on 1...
The Jhulana Mahal is situated in Bazaar Mai Sewa in Amritsar. There was no building between the Mai Sewa Bazaar and Hamninder Sahib Ji. Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Guru Hargobind Singh Ji and Guru Har Rai ji used to bow their heads from this historic place to pay their homage to the Harma...
Gurdwara Mata Kaulan Ji or Gurdwara Kaulsar Sahib is a sacred shrine on the west-side of Gurdwara Baba Atal in Amritsar. At this sacred shrine, a Sarovar (pool) known as Kaulsar Sarovor, named after Mata Kaulan Ji exists. According to the Sikh praditior, Mata Ji was a Muslim girl...
Gurdwara Pipli Sahib is near Putlighar, Khalsa College. It is believed that many devotees after hearing the news of enthronement of Guru Arjan Dev Ji started their journey to Amritsar from Kabul. Pipli sahib is a sacred memorial which was built at the place where devotee of Guru...
Gurdwara Qila Lohgarh Sahib is situated in the old walled city of Amritsar inside the Lohgarh Gate area. After the martyrdom of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji at Lahore, Sri Guru Hargobind Ji became the sixth Guru of the Sikhs. He started raising the army of Saint Soldiers to fight agains...
Gurdwara Ramsar is the sacred site of one of the five holy Sarovars (pool). Guru Arjun Dev Ji got five pools constructed in Amritsar. This is the site where Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji did the compilation work of Adi Granth. It is located near Chativind Gate in the city of Amritsar. A...
Gurdwara Santokhsar Sahib is a historical Sikh shrine, situated at distance of 700 meters from Harimandir Sahib. Guru Arjun Dev constructed this sarover along with four other srovers in the city of Amritsar. It is believed that Guru Ram Das ji named this place after a Yogi Santa...
Saragarhi Gurdwara is situated in between Town Hall, and the statue of Maharaja Ranjeet singh installed on the Heritage walk way. It was built in the memory of 21 non-commissioned Sikh officers and soldiers of the British Army whose names have been engraved on a marble stone fixe...
Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji-(Shaheedan Sahib) is located in Chattiwind Gate on Tarn Taran road, Amritsar. This is the holy place where Antim Sanskar-(cremation) of Baba Deep Singh Ji and other Shaheed - (Sikh Martyrs) was performed. He also performed the sacred duty of d...
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