Shri Khuralgarh Sahib

Khuralgarh Sahib
Khuralgarh Sahib
ਖੁਰਾਲਗੜ ਸਾਹਿਬ
	Minar-e-Begampura, Khuralgarh Sahib
Religion
Affiliation	Ad-Dharmi, Sikh Bhagats, Ravidassi, Ramdasia
Location
Location	Kharali village, Garhshanker, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India.
	Shown within Punjab Shri Khuralgarh Sahib (India) Shri Khuralgarh Sahib (Asia)
Geographic coordinates	31°16′19.84″N 76°18′7.56″E / 31.2721778°N 76.3021000°E
Architecture
Style	Sikh architecture

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]

References

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

External links

[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 :".

[Punjabi_News_2015-3] "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".

[India_Today_2015-10] "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".

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