Gurudwara Panja Sahib

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Gurudwara Panja Sahib
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Gurudwara Panja Sahib is situated at Hasan Abdal, 48 km from Rawalpindi in Pakistan. This is one of the most holy places of Sikhism because of the presence of a rock believed to have the hand print of Guru Nanak imprinted on it. Twice a year, Sikhs visit this Gurdwara from all over the world.

History

Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji along with Bhai Mardana Ji reached Hasan Abdal in Baisakh Samwat 1578 B.K. corresponding to 1521 ACE in the summer season. Under a shady cool tree, Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana started reciting Kirtan and their devotees gathered around. This annoyed Wali Qandhari but he was helpless.

According to legend, Bhai Mardana was sent three times to Wali Qandhari by (Guru Nanak) so that he would provide him with some water to quench his thirst. Wali Qandhari refused his request and was rude to him. In spite of this, Mardana still very politely stuck to his demand. The Wali ironically remarked : Why don't you ask your Master whom you serve?
Mardana went back to the Guru in a miserable state and said "Oh lord! I prefer death to thirst but will not approach Wali the egoist."
The Guru replied " Oh Bhai Mardana ! Repeat the Name of God, the Almighty; and drink the water to your heart's content."

The Guru put aside a big rock lying nearby and a pure fountain of water sprang up and began to flow endlessly. Bhai Mardana quenched his thirst and felt grateful to the Guru.
On the other hand, the fountain of Wali Qandhari dried up. On witnessing this, the Wali in his rage threw a part of a mountain towards the Guru from the top of the hill. The Guru stopped the hurled rock with his hand leaving his hand print in the rock.

Observing that miracle, Wali became the Guru's devotee.
This holy and revered place was named Panja Sahib by Hari Singh Nalwa, the most famous general of the Kingdom of the Sikhs. He is credited with having built the first gurdwara at this place.
During the British Rule in the Punjab They Management of Panja Sahib Went in to Hindu hands, and later In 1920 Sardar Kartar Singh Virk of Jhabbar Village in Sheikhupura District along with Sikhs Traveled To Panja Sahib and Took The Control of Panja Sahib from Hindu Mahant Mitha.

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[[Bregs]]

Great share dear, you rock

 

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Astonishing....so many people inside Grudwara Complex without covering their head....sad.

 

[ghazi52]

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A Sikh pilgrim's chronicle of gurdwaras in 1930s

'Gurdwara Panja Sahib' Guru Nanak in Hasan Abdal, (now in Pakistan). Clicked in April 1932.

Some stories can only begin with “once upon a time” — like this little-known history of an indefatigable pilgrim, Dhanna Singh ‘Patialvi’, who travelled to every Sikh shrine in an undivided India on his humble bicycle in the 1920s and 1930s, clicking pictures and chronicling his travels.

When his lost legacy — eight diaries and more than 200 pictures — came up for preservation at the Punjab Digital Library (PDL) in Chandigarh, Singh returned to life, 85 years later, to tell the story of the Sikh shrines as they stood in that bygone era. While many of these gurdwaras are big centres of the Sikh faith today, some have lingered on the margins and a few remain unknown. What we know about Singh is from his diaries and a brief mention in the Sikh Encyclopedia.

'Sarovar Panja Sahib Gurdwara':Hasan Abdal,(now in Pakistan). Clicked in April 1932.

Born as Lal Singh Chahal in the early 1890s at Ghannauri village of Sangrur district, he grew up in an orphanage with his brother and later served the royal family of Patiala, taking care of the cars of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. “The royal family records would have some details on him,” said Davinder Pal Singh.

Baptised as Dhanna Singh at Nanded in his thirties, he quit royal service to feed his hunger for travel. A devout Sikh, he bicycled to every gurdwara in India, starting in the 1920s with a trip to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal and Assam. Newspapers published the accounts of what he saw.

'Pind Baddo Ki Gosain Ka': Gujranwala (now in Pakistan). Other than Sikh Gurus, the place is also dedicated to the Gosain sect. Clicked in October 1933.

From Wazirabad, he came to Gujarat on the April 6, 1932.
“Dhanna Singh wished the world to see these places too. So he bought a camera, an expensive proposition in those times, and learnt photography before starting his next journey — across undivided Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and what is now Pakistan. Visiting various Sikh shrines and historical places, the pilgrim took several hundred photos, which he captioned, dated and signed meticulously, as his gift to posterity.

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Astonishing....so many people inside Grudwara Complex without covering their head....sad.

I have no idea.......................

 

[Paksanity]

Astonishing....so many people inside Grudwara Complex without covering their head....sad.

Is that a religious obligation? I'm sorry most of us are unaware if it is so.

 

[ranjeet]

Is that a religious obligation? I'm sorry most of us are unaware if it is so.

Yes it obligatory, its arite if you guys are unaware of it but I wonder why Pakistani Sikhs don't know it.

 

[[Bregs]]

Astonishing....so many people inside Grudwara Complex without covering their head....sad.

i think the are without turban outside the sanctum sanctorum of the gurudwara or perhaps thy are not aware which looks not feasible

 

[ranjeet]

i think the are without turban outside the sanctum sanctorum of the gurudwara or perhaps thy are not aware which looks not feasible

head must be covered in the complex not just the Gurudwara building.

 

[Paksanity]

i think the are without turban outside the sanctum sanctorum of the gurudwara or perhaps thy are not aware which looks not feasible

Thanks for info. Never been inside gurdwara. Most of these places are exclusive for people of that faith in Pakistan but these could be some non Sikhs. I can not be too sure. Religious places of non-Muslim faiths are managed by minorities themselves with administrative support of government, usually through ministry of minorities affairs. If Sikhs would have objected then these people would've either covered their heads or left the premises. I'm certain on that. Gurdwara of Hassan Abdal receives large numbers of visitors from India, US and Canada. I've not seen the place but some my of friends lost few nights of sleep over Canadian Sardarnees lol!