Shri Khuralgarh Sahib

Khuralgarh Sahib
ਖੁਰਾਲਗੜ ਸਾਹਿਬ
Minar-e-Begampura, Khuralgarh Sahib
Religion
AffiliationAd-Dharmi, Sikh Bhagats, Ravidassi, Ramdasia
Location
LocationKharali village, Garhshanker, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India.
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib is located in Punjab
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib
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Shri Khuralgarh Sahib is located in India
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib (India)
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib is located in Asia
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib
Shri Khuralgarh Sahib (Asia)
Geographic coordinates31°16′19.84″N 76°18′7.56″E / 31.2721778°N 76.3021000°E / 31.2721778; 76.3021000
Architecture
StyleSikh architecture
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Khuralgarh Sahib (Punjabi: ਖੁਰਾਲਗੜ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is one of the most prominent historical place of Ravidasi communities like Ad-Dharmi, Chamar, Ramdasia Sikhs and Mochis. It is situated at village Kharali, Garhshanker, Hoshiarpur district.[1] Khuralgarh Sahib is also called Charan Choh Ganga Sri Guru Ravidas Ji[2] as this place was visited by Guru Ravidas[3][4]

Religious Significance

According to the legends, Guru Ravidass visited Khuralgarh after being persuaded by his disciple Meera Bai to uplift the weaker section of society.[5]

Minar-e-Begampura

Minar-e-Begampura is 151 feet high hallmark of Guru Ravidass Memorial at Shri Khuralgarh Sahib in Khuralgarh village.[6] This memorial is said to have a spacious congregation hall having the capacity to accommodate 10000 pilgrims.[7] Also there is state-of-the art auditorium equipped with all the modern audio-visual aids to showcase the life works of Guru Ravidass and would accommodate nearly 500 pilgrims during any function or event.[8] Guru Ravidass Memorial is built at 14.4 acre of land and is expected to be completed by November 2016.[9][10]

Foundation stone

On 3 April 2016, foundation stone of Minar-e-Begampura was laid by the Chief Minister of Punjab.[11][12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sri Guru Ravidass Memorial to carry forward his legacy, to come up at village Khuralgarh near Garhshankar in the Hoshiarpur district".
  2. ^ "Ultimate Place of Pilgrimage :".
  3. ^ "ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਤਪ ਅਸਥਾਨ ਖੁਰਾਲਗੜ੍ਹ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸਾਮਗਮ". Punjabi News (in Punjabi). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. ^ "श्री गुरु रविदास महाराज की चरण छोह प्राप्त खुरालगढ़ के समर्पित यात्रा फगवाड़ा में आज".
  5. ^ "Journey of Faith". gajretreat.com. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "The government is working overtime to finalise the project of Minar-e- Begampura, a memorial to preserve the legacy of guru Ravidas".
  7. ^ "once completed this memorial would have a spacious congregation hall having the capacity to accommodate ten thousand pilgrims".
  8. ^ "BADAL GIVES NOD TO BUILD GURU RAVIDASS MEMORIAL AT KHURALGARH VILLAGE".
  9. ^ "Tourism Department to immediately float the tenders to start construction work by November so that the monument could be dedicated to people by November 2016".
  10. ^ "Badal approves design plan of Guru Ravidass Memorial : PTI feed, News". India Today. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Hoshiarpur: Eye on Dalit votes, Badal lays foundation stone of Guru Ravidass memorial".
  12. ^ "Dalit card: SAD goes all out to woo Ravidasias, memorial work begins".
  13. ^ "Govt poll vaults with 'dalit minar'".
  14. ^ "BADAL ANNOUNCES DEVELOPING KHURALGARH AS INT'L PILGRIMAGE CENTRE".
  15. ^ "CM lays stone of Rs110-cr Guru Ravidass memorial".