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SHABQADAR
fort near Peshawar
It is a more than century ago the gates were
chained to this day as a punishment, awarded by the Court martial by a Sikh
Commander.
One night, in the winter of 1840, a Pakhtun
Mohmand Tribal Lashkar attacked Shankargarh Fort, presently known as SHABQADAR
fort. The Sikh garrison of the fort, commanded by Prince Sher Singh, son of
Maharajah Ranjit Singh, had a very tough time defending the fort. During the
fighting, the Mohmands were able to break open the main gate and enter the
fort, however, the Sikhs managed to fight them off and eject them from the fort
by morning. He was upset because the gates failed to hold the enemy back and
decided to vent his anger at the structures and started trial of these gates. Two
gates of the SHABQADAR fort were chained for 100 years after they failed to
contain an attack. They incurred the wrath of the fort’s Sikh Commander.
The wooden gates of the old fort had
been tied to the tower with two heavy chains. The hapless wooden structures
which had incurred the wrath of Prince Sher Singh and General Ventura (An
Italian veteran, re-employed in Sikh army by Maharaja Ranjit Singh). Even
though the period is now over, meanwhile, the gates remain in chains to this
day.
It is learnt that Prime Minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was once in the vicinity during the 1970s and was asked
whether these chained gates could be freed as the hundred year imprisonment
term had already been completed. As one would have expected, Bhutto, possessing
the highest degree of wit and humour, turned down the proposal insisting the
doors to be kept chained in perpetuity, so that nobody dares to falter in their
assigned duties.
So, the gate, named “the Weeping
Willow”, is still imprisoned to this day, as both the doors of the gate, almost
20 feet tall and painted black continue to be chained to the minaret with big
chains!
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Tag :// Commander,
Tag :// Fort,
Tag :// gates,
Tag :// Ranjit Singh,
Tag :// SHABQADAR,
Tag :// Sher Singh,
Tag :// Sikh
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.
Tag :// (Punjabi Sikh Migration),
Tag :// Business,
Tag :// Diaspora,
Tag :// Religious tourism,
Tag :// Sikh,
Tag :// Yatra
Sikh devotees offering their religious rituals at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabdal
A
gurdwara, meaning "the doorway to the Guru", is the Sikh place of
worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple. Pakistan Posses the following main
Sikh worship places. Sikh pilgrimage may be a big source of religious tourism
in Pakistan. Tourist can be attracted from all over the globe.
On
eve 177th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh; 450 Indian Sikh devotees
offered their religious rituals at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassanabdal (District Attock)
on Saturday June 25, 2016. The Indian Sikh pilgrims under the leadership of
Sardar Gurmeet Singh offered Matha Taki, Ashnan and visited Baba Wali Qandhari
hill. Group leader expressing satisfaction over the arrangements made by the
Pakistan government, they would feel pleasure to visit their worship places in
Pakistan.
According
to schedule of the Indian Sikh pilgrimage, they will go to Gurdwara Dera Sahib
in Lahore on June 26. On June 27, the yatrees will visit Rohri Sahib in
Aimanabad and Darbar Kartarpur in Narowal and return to Gurdwara Dera Sahib
Lahore on the same day. The main ceremony in this regard will be held at
Gurdwara Dera Lahore on June 29, 2016.
List
of Important Gurdwaras in Pakistan:
Punjab
Nankana
Sahib, is the most sacred Sikh place; the location of the birth of the Sikh
founder, Guru Nanak. The city is home to numerous gurdwaras:
1.
Gurdwara Janam
Asthan, Nankana Sahib - This site is ‘Janam Asthan’ meaning ‘Place of Birth’
and childhood home.
2.
Gurdwara Bal
Lilah, Nankana Sahib - This site is connected with adventures of the early
childhood of the Guru.
3.
Gurdwara Patti
Sahib, Nankana Sahib – ‘Patti’ means ‘Alphabet’ and is the site where Guru
Nanak learnt the various different languages and particular the alphabet of
these languages.
4.
Gurdwara Mall Ji
Sahib, Nankana Sahib - This site is connected with adventures of the early
childhood of the Guru in particular the events link to the Cobra and Mehta Kalu
5.
Gurdwara Kiara
Sahib, Nankana Sahib - This site is where, as a youngster, Guru Nanak used to
graze cattle. It is at a distance of about 1.5 km from the Janam Asthan.
6.
Gurdwara Tambu
Sahib, Nankana Sahib
7.
Gurdwara Guru
Hargobind Sahib, Nankana Sahib
8.
Gurdwara Nihang
Singhan, Nankana Sahib
9. Gurdwara Sachcha
Sauda, Farooqabad, earlier known as Choorkana (District Sheikhupura)
10. 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.
11. Gurdwara Darbar
Sahib Kartar Pur, in Kartarpur, Narowal District – It is built on the historic
site where Jagat Guru Nanak Ji died on 23rd Assu, Samvat 1596 (22nd Sept.
1529).
12. Gurdwara Pehli
Patshahi, Lahore
13. Gurdwara Sri Nank
Garh, Lahore
14. Baoli Sahib Sri
Guru Amar Das, Lahore (Roofed Well)
15. Parkash Asthan
Sri Guru Ram Das, Lahore
16. Gurdwara Diwan
Khana, Lahore
17. Dharamshala Sri
Guru Ramdas, Lahore
18. Gurdwara Baoli
Sahib Guru Arjan Dev, Lahore
19. Gurdwara Bhai
Budhu Da Awa, Lahore
20. Gurdwara Lal
Khooh, Lahore
21. Gurdwara
Dehra/Dera Sahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev, Lahore - This is the site of Guru Arjan
Dev Ji's matyrdom
22. Gurdwara Patshahi
Chhevin, Lahore
23. Gurdwara Patshahi
Chhevin Muzang, Lahore
24. Gurdwara
Shikargarh Patshahi Chhevin, Lahore
25. Shahid Ganj Bhai
Taru Singh, Lahore
26. Gurdwara Shahid
Ganj Sighnian, Lahore
27. Shahid Ganj Bhai
Mani Singh, Lahore
28. Gurdwara Dera
Sahib Panjvin Patshahi Lahore, (part of the complex adjacent to Lahore Fort
which houses Ranjit Singh's Samadhi)
29. Gurdwara Makhdoom
Pur Pahoran or Makhdum Pur, is a city near Tulamba, District Khanewal
30. Gurdwara bahi
bano mangat, District Mandibahauddin
31. Gurdwara Sri Rori
Sahib Eminabad District Gujranwala
32. Gurdwara Darbar Kartarpur, District Narowal
Sindh
1)
Sri Guru Nanak
Sat Sang Sabha Gurdwara, Aram Bagh, Karachi
2)
Manora Gurdwara,
Manora, Karachi
3)
Gurdwara Karachi
Sikh Sangat, Ranchore Line, Karachi
4)
Gurdwara Ratan
Tala, Near Preedy Police Station, Karachi
5)
Adam Goth
Gurdwara, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Karachi
6)
Gurudwara Pehli
Patshahi, Justice Kayani Road, Karachi
7)
Gurudwara Pehli
Patshahi, Clifton, Karachi
8)
Gurdwara at Swami
Narain Mandir, Karachi
9)
Gurdwara Baba
Tegh Bahadur Sahib Kandhkot, District Kashmor
10) Darbar sahib, Halani, Tehsil Mehrabpur Distt. Naushreo Feroze
10) Darbar sahib, Halani, Tehsil Mehrabpur Distt. Naushreo Feroze
Tag :// Ashnan,
Tag :// Matha Taki,
Tag :// Pakistan,
Tag :// Religious,
Tag :// Sikh,
Tag :// tourism,
Tag :// yatree,
Tag :// yatrees
