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The magnificient
building facing Darshani Deori is called AKAL TAKHT.
As the seat of Temporal Authority, it came during
the reign of the sixth Guru Sri Hargobing Ji. Its
foundation stone was laid on 15th June 1606. Actually
the growing hostility of the mughals gave a martial
tone to the followers of the religion and all the
related matters came here for a final hearing. Till
today it is considered the supreme authority in all
regious matters.
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Gurudwara
Baba Atal Sahib, an octogonal tower of 45 mtr. height
stands tall on the outskirts of the Golden Temple.
It is named after the minor son of Sri Hargobing Ji.
Baba Atal sacrificed his own life in the exchange
of his friends and gurudwara wa founded in 1770. The
beautiful morals on the walls just add to the grandeuer
and spirituality of the place.
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The state
of Punjab was at its zenith both in spirituality and
prosperity during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's regime.
A number of palaces, Gurudwaras and temples stand
testimony of that Golden era. Rambagh Garden or Company
Bagh founded on the lines of Shalimar Bagh was namde
after Guru Shri RamDas Ji, the founder of the city
of Amritsar. With greeneries all around, Maharaja
Ranjit Singh had his summer palace within. Although
a major portion of the palace fell to ruins with the
passage of the time, the darshani deori still reminds
as the oppulence and the architectural excellence
of the contemporary Punjab.
Now Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panaroma has come up on
its place with rare collections of paintings, arms
and weapons, coins which throw sufficient light on
the social and political diaspora of that intervening
period.
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Considered
to be the first pilgrimage site of the Sikhs, the
Gurudwara Goindwal Sahib came up alongside the Baoli(well)
with 84 steps. The baoli was first built by Guru Amardas
Ji in 1559. The popular belief is that the 84 steps
to the Baoli represent 84,000 incarnations man has
to undergo for the ultimate salvation from his mortal
world. Reciting Japji Sahib on each of its stairs
frees us of all this mortal cycle of birth and death.
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The historical
Gurudwarais associated with the memory of Guru Angad
Devji, the second master of the sect. It's on this
site that Guruji started compiling the preachings
of Guru Nanak Devji in Gurmukhi Script and also it
marks the site, where Guru Angad Dev Ji wa cremated.
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