Monday, 27 June 2016
Gurdwara Dera Sahib Panjvin Patshahi Lahore, (part of the complex
adjacent to Lahore
Fort which houses Ranjit Singh's Samadhi)
Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib - This site
is
‘Janam Asthan’ meaning ‘Place of Birth’
and childhood home.
Gurdwara
Panja Sahib, Hasan Abdal – This is the site where Guru Nanak Dev
stopped
the rock with his hand and the palm print is impressed on the rock.
Gurdwara
Sri Rori Sahib Eminabad District Gujranwala
Gurdwara
Darbar Sahib Kartar Pur, Narowal District – It is built on the historic
site where
Jagat Guru Nanak Ji died on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1596 (22nd Sept. 1529)
Jagat Guru Nanak Ji died on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1596 (22nd Sept. 1529)
Sikhism
is (de facto) an ethnic religion and Punjab region being the historic homeland
of Sikhism.
Sikh
migration from the Punjab began in earnest in the second half of the 19th
century when the British Raj had successfully completed its annexation of the
Punjab. The pivotal action in the British annexation was the lifetime exile of
the then eleven-year-old Maharaja, Duleep Singh, thus making him the first
(although unwilling) member of the Sikh Diaspora.
The
Sikh Diaspora is the modern Punjabi Sikh migration from the traditional area of
the Punjab region. About 83 per cent of the Sikh Diasporas in Canada, the UK,
Australia and the US would like to visit religious sites and Sikh shrines (Yatra)
in Punjab.
The
five most important pilgrimage sites for Sikhs are located in Punjab.
1. Gurdwara
Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib - This site is ‘Janam Asthan’ meaning ‘Place of Birth’ and childhood home.
2. Gurdwara Dera
Sahib Panjvin Patshahi Lahore, (part of the complex adjacent to Lahore Fort
which houses Ranjit Singh's Samadhi)
3. Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hasan Abdal – This is the site where Guru
Nanak Dev stopped the rock with his hand and the palm print is impressed
on the rock.
4. Gurdwara Darbar
Sahib Kartar Pur, Narowal District – It is built on the historic site
where Jagat Guru Nanak Ji died on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1596 (22nd Sept.
1529).
5. Gurdwara Sri
Rori Sahib Eminabad District Gujranwala
A
study commissioned by the Punjab government (Pakistan) estimates that if proper
facilities are provided and marketing efforts made, Business Sikh tourism (Yatra) from
the Sikh Diaspora could easily reach 30,000 tourists per year.
The
World Bank has shown interest in helping Pakistan promote religious tourism in
the country. The potential for religious, cultural and heritage tourism linked
to Sikhism remains heavily unexploited. The World Bank believes that promoting
the cultural and heritage tourism sector will not only help promote economic
development and better protect cultural heritage but also help project a softer
image of Pakistan to the world.
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