Gurudwaras of World
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches
Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com on auspicious day of Khalsa Sajna Divas , Vaisakhi April 14th 2012. Worldgurudwaras.com will strive to be most comprehensive directory of Historical Gurudwaras and Non Historical Gurudwaras around the world.
The etymology of the term 'gurdwara' is from the words 'Gur (ਗੁਰ)' (a reference to the Sikh Gurus) and 'Dwara (ਦੁਆਰਾ)' (gateway in Gurmukhi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the Guru could be reached'. Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
It is a work in progress and We strongly urge the Sikh Cyber Community to contribute to this project by submitting contact information, details, images of Gurudwaras around the world to make this a comprehensive directory.
Historical Gurudwaras in Pakistan
Gurudwara Bhai Budhu Da Awa, Lahore
Gurudwara Bhai Budhu Da Awa, Lahore |
This place is situated at Shalimar
Road near Gulabi Gate (where the Sikh National College stood). It was
earlier the brick klin of Bhai Budhu. Due to the admontition of Bhai Kamliya,
the bricks remained raw. When Bhai Budhu went to Guru Arjan Dev for asking
what to do, the Guru said that he could not alter what had been utterd
by a devout Sikh but assured the Sikh that these bricks would be sold
at the discarded price. So much was the demand of the bricks that all
the raw bricks were sold. To express his gratitude, Bhai Budhu got a Gurdwara
consructed at a place of the klin, out of sheer joy and faith in the Guru.
This Gurdwara was managed for a long time by the Mahants of the Satlani.
In A.D. 1927, when Sikh National College was established, a magnificent
building of this Gurdwara was also erected. This place has been taken
over by the Archives after the partition.
| Text and photographs: Gurdwara Gurdham at Pakistan, written by Roop Singh and Published by SGPC | |
| Photographs : Kanwer Sosheel Singh from Pakistan | |
| Photographs: S. Rajinder Singh Narang |




