Friday, October 28, 2005

Gurudwara Shrimanji Sahib (Alamgir)

Gurudwara Shrimanji Sahib is situated 10 Km from Ludhiana. Gurudwara commemorates the place where the Muslim devotees Nabi Khan and Ghani Khan had carried Guru Gobind Singh to safety during the battle.

Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), the last of the Sikh Gurus , transformed the pacifist Sikh sect into a martial community. He introduced rites of initiation into well-organised Sikh army known as the 'Khalsa'.

In the Gurudwara , there is a tank where it is believed that the Guruji had shot an arrow into the parched earth to pierce a sub-terrain stream of water. A fair is held there in every December. Thundreds of devotees take part in the fair.