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Architectural Building Attractions In Amritsar District

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Amritsar district is one of 22 districts located in the Majha region of the state of Punjab in North India. The city of Amritsar is headquarters of this district. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Punjab , after Ludhiana.
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Architectural Building Attractions In Amritsar District

  • 1. Akal Takht Amritsar
    The Akal Takht , meaning throne of the timeless one, is one of five takhts of the Sikhs. It is located in the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab. The Akal Takht was built by Guru Hargobind as a place of justice and consideration of temporal issues; the highest seat of earthly authority of the Khalsa and the place of the Jathedar, the highest spokesman of the Sikhs. The current Jathedar of Akal Takht is Dhian Singh Mand.
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  • 2. Gurdwara Bibeksar Sahib Amritsar
    A gurdwara , meaning the doorway to the Guru, is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.
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  • 3. Pul Kanjari Amritsar
    Pul Kanjari is a historical village situated 35 km away from Amritsar on Amritsar-Lahore road, near the villages of Daoka and Audhar on the Wagah border. It is one of the heritage sites built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, where he used to rest while travelling with his troops. During his reign, Pul Kanjari was an important trading centre. The legend has it that the village was named after a pul that was built by the king for a dancer Moran who was of kanjari caste. It is said that one day while crossing the canal one of her shoes fell into the water which vexed her a great deal and a bridge was constructed on her insistence. This fortress also contains a bathing pool, a temple, a Gurudwara and a mosque which were the secular concern of the Maharaja. The village has a monument built in memory o...
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