Gurudwaras of World
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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 Khuhi Bhai Lalo Ji
Gurudwara Khuhi Bhai Lalo Ji |
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Gurdwara
Khuhi Bhai Lalo Ji: Bhai Lab was a carpenter living at
Eminabad. Guru Nanak Dev stayed with him on several occasions.
Bhai Lalo's house became a dharmsal, meeting place for local
followers of the Guru, and was later developed into Gurdwara
which was named after a khuhi(narrow well) which existed even
when the old house had crumbled.
Bhai Lalu, a resident of Saidpur (Eminabad), was a
carpenter of Getaura caste. Guru Nanak stayed at his house when came
he to Eminabad. It is
the place where Gur Dev Ji composed the following bani (rhyme) in Talang
rag:
A man by the name of Bhago Malik was a minor official of the ruler
of Eminahad. He arranged a big feast for the Brahamins (Braham Bhoj)
and
also invited Gur Dev Ji who declined the invitation. This made him
angry and he summoned Gur Dev Ji through official command. Gur Dev Ii
squeezed
his buttered bread with one hand and with other hand squeezed the plain
bread of Bhai Lalu before all present in the court. Blood started trickling
front Ith,rr's buttered bread and milk oozed out of plain bread of
Lalu carpenter. Gur Dev Ji said that Ithago s Income contained the blood
sucked
from the poor whereas the income of this carpenter had the milk of
his hard labour. It w,e. the reason behind my rejection of your rich
food
and that was why he had preferred the simple Dual earned through hard
labour.
Lalu's house, where Guru Nanak Dev Ji had stayed, was made a gurudwara This is called Gurdwara Khuhi Bhai Lalo Ji (the well of Lalu). The well front which drinking water is still intact.
 | Text and photographs:Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan : Iqbal Qaiser |
