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 Nanaksar at Pakpattan City
Gurudwara Nanaksar at Pakpattan City |
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The sacred shrine in the outskirts of the old city is related with Guru
Nanak Dev Ji. This locality is known as Samadhan. There used to be
a shrine at the spot where Sat Gur Nanak Dev Ji had stayed whose priests
were Udasi Sadhus. There are countless samadhs of Sacihus all around
the Gurdwara and hence it came to be called "Samadhan". Thousands
of ghumaon of land is endowed to this shrine. The Gurdwara and Samadhs
have now vanished. There is Baba Farid Ganjshakar College at this place
now. This college was housed in the Gurdwara before the construction
of its new building which has been built after demolishing the Gurdwara
but its tank has been saved as a relic.
 | Text and photographs:Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan : Iqbal Qaiser |
