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PAKISTAN
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PARKASH
ASTHAN SRI GURU RAM DAS JI (LAHORE)
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This
is that holy historical place where Guru Ram Das was born on 24th September,
1534 (25 Asuj, Samwat 1591) to Sodhi Hardas Ji and Mata Daya Kaur. The
Satguru spent first 7 years of his life here. This place is situated
inside Delhi Darwaza, near Purani Kotwali Chowk in Chuni Mandi. The
ancestoral house of the Guru was small in size. Maharani Nakain requested
to Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the time of birth of Kanwar Kharak Singh,
for permission to rebuild this historical place a new. As a result of
this, the Maharaja purchased the surrounding buildings from the Qazis
and got a Gurdwara of dimensions 122'-6x97'-6 built which was some what
similar to the Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar. On the west is an open yard
and Nishan Sahib is fixed on the South-West corner. The Singh Sabha
Movement got set-going from this Gurdwara in 1927 A.D. According to
Gurdwara act, this Gurdwara came under S.G.P.C. Management. At the time
of partition eighteen Sikhs faced martyrdom there.
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PAKISTAN
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GURDWARA
DIWAN KHANA (LAHORE)
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This
Gurdwara is situated near Chuni Mandi chowk, close to the birth place
of Guru Ram Das ji. The Guru's ancestors belonged to Lahore. At the
time of the marriage of one the sons his elder brother, Sahari Mal,
the Guru asked his son (Guru) Arjan Dev to attend the ceremoney, as
he himself was unable to attend the same. Guru Arjan Dev was instructed
to stay there till he was not called back. When he was not summoned
for a long time, (Guru) Arjan Dev wrote three letters to Guru-father
expressing his desire for 'Guru's glance'. Two of the letters were held
back by Prithi Chand but the third reached the Guru, Where in mention
of the two previous letters was made. Guru Ram Das called his son Arjan
Dev, back to Amritsar. This historical place was also rebuilt by Maharaja
Ranjit Singh which is registered with Lahore Corporation under card
No. N. 2143. The devotees used to go on foot to Janam Asthan Nankana
Sahib from this holy shrine. This Gurdwara too came under the management
of S.G.P.C. after 1927.
