Shri Khuralgarh Sahib

Khuralgarh Sahib
ਖੁਰਾਲਗੜ ਸਾਹਿਬ
Basic information
Location Kharali village, Garhshanker, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India.
Affiliation Ad-Dharmi, Sikh Bhagats, Ravidassi
Architectural 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, Jatavs and Mochis 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 Sri Guru Ravidas[3][4]

Minar-e-Begampura

Minar-e-Begampura is 151 feet high hallmark of Guru Ravidass Memorial at Shri Khuralgarh Sahib in Khuralgarh village.[5] This memorial is said to have a spacious congregation hall having the capacity to accommodate 10000 pilgrims.[6] 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.[7] Guru Ravidass Memorial is build at 14.4 acre of land and is expected to be completed by November 2016.[8][9]

Foundation stone

On 3 April 2016, foundation stone of Minar-e-Begampura was laid by the Chief Minister of Punjab.[10][11][12][13][14]

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. ↑ "The government is working overtime to finalise the project of Minar-e- Begampura, a memorial to preserve the legacy of guru Ravidas".
  6. ↑ "once completed this memorial would have a spacious congregation hall having the capacity to accommodate ten thousand pilgrims".
  7. ↑ "BADAL GIVES NOD TO BUILD GURU RAVIDASS MEMORIAL AT KHURALGARH VILLAGE".
  8. ↑ "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.".
  9. ↑ "Badal approves design plan of Guru Ravidass Memorial : PTI feed, News". India Today. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Hoshiarpur: Eye on Dalit votes, Badal lays foundation stone of Guru Ravidass memorial".
  11. ↑ "Dalit card: SAD goes all out to woo Ravidasias, memorial work begins".
  12. ↑ "Govt poll vaults with 'dalit minar'".
  13. ↑ "BADAL ANNOUNCES DEVELOPING KHURALGARH AS INT'L PILGRIMAGE CENTRE".
  14. ↑ "CM lays stone of Rs110-cr Guru Ravidass memorial".
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