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
Janamasthan Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Janamasthan Maharaja Ranjit Singh
The birth place of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji is in the Sabzi Mandi (Vegetable Market) of Gujranwala. It is a very beautiful house. There is an open courtyard inside the main door. It is divided in two parts. In the hind portion the room on your right is the room whichewas the birth place of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He was born in Samvat 1837 (2nd Nov 1780 AD). His father's name was Sardar Mahan Singh and Bibi Raj Kaur was his mother. It is the house where he had spent his early childhood. It is here that he had smallpox due to which he lost one eye .
There is a goldsmith's shop in the foyer of the house. Archeology Department (the department responsible for maintaining old sites) is not looking after the house at all. The roofs have collapsed and the walls have developed cracks. The shop of the goldsmith is air-conditioned. This page of history will definitely be wiped out some day if the present state of affairs is allowed to continue.
 | Text and photographs:Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan : Iqbal Qaiser |
