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
Samadh Maharaja Sher Singh Chah Miran,Lahore
Samadh Maharaja Sher Singh Chah Miran,Lahore |
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The samadhs of Maharaja Sher Singh, his wife queen Randhawi, Dharam Kaur
and Rani Partab Kaur are located in this place. This area is known
as Southern Lahore. Once River Ravi flowed here and the Baradari of
Shah Bilawal was on this river. Sher Singh came here to inspect the
troops on 15th September 1843. His General Sardar Ajit Singh Sindhan
Walia presented him a gun and pulled the trigger when Maharaja was
about to hold the gun. He died at the spot. Lehna Singh Sindhan Walia
killed his seven year old son, Kunwar Partab Singh, simultaneously.
They were cremated at this place, later their Samadhs were built here.
The samadh of Maharani is on the eastern side of Maharaja Sher Singh's
samadh whereas the one on the western side is the samadh of Rani Partab
Kaur. Rani Randhawi died in Samvat 1927 while Partab Kaur met her lord
in Samvat 1912
The baradari of Shah Balawal and the samadhs are still present but may
be completely vanish any moment.
 | Text and photographs:Historical Sikh Shrines in Pakistan : Iqbal Qaiser |
