Temples in Punjab
Ram
Tirth, Amritsar
Location 11Kilometres west of Amritsar on Chogawan road, dates back to the period
of Ramayana, Rishi Balmiki's hermitage. The place has an ancient tank and many
temples. A hut marks the site where Mata Sita gave birth to Luv & Kush and
also, still extant are Rishi Balmiki's hut and the well with stairs where Mata
Sita used to take her bath. The Bedis of Punjab (Guru Nanak Dev ji, the founder
Prophet of Sikhism was a Bedi) trace their descent from Kush and Sodhis (the
10th Prophet of Sikhism, Guru Gibind Singh ji was a Sodhi) from Luv. A four
day fair, since times immemorial is held here starting on the full moon night
in November.
Durgiana Mandir, Amritsar : ( Lakshmi Narain Temple )
Built in the third decade of the 20th Century it echoes, not the traditional
Hindu temple architecture, but that of the Golden temple and, in a similar manner
rises from the midst of a tank and has canopies and the central dome in the
style of the Sikh temple. Its foundation stone was laid by one of the greatest
reformers and political leaders of resurgent India, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.
It is a well-known repository of Hindu scriptures.
Bhagwathi Mandir, Maisar Khanna, Bathinda City
Its history goes back to the 17th Century AD. The locality of the city in which
this temple is located formed a part of a village, then called Khanna. People
from this village were the devotees of Jawala Mukhi temple in Kangra. Once,
when Kamala Bhagt of this village and another holy person Kali Nath were proceeding
towards the Jawala Mukhi temple, Bhagwati Mata, the deity of Jawala Mukhi appeared
before them, almost two kilometers before their destination the moment they
had lit fire to pray. She blessed the devotees and told Kamala Bhagat that in
future, he need not come to a pilgrimage to Jawala Mukhi because his worship
at his village will be sanctified as his worship at her abode. Since then a
religious fair is held at this place twice in a year.
Shiv
Mandhir, Gur-mandi, Jalandhar
The Mandir dates back of the Lodhi Era. It is said that the Nawab of Sultanpur
Lodhi, in whose territory the city of Jalandhar then fell hadeyed a newly married
Hindu girl whom he had wanted to make an object of his lust. She was the devotee
of lord Shiva whose serpent saved her honour. Awed by the appearance of this
serpent he had begged pardon from the girl and on her bidding he had got this
temple built. The temple has an unusual architecture. Its main gate is built
in the style of a mosque while the rest of the building is in Hindu style.
Sodal Mandir, Jalandhar City
The temple of a child deity where wishes are fulfilled. Thousands of devotees
congregate here during the month of September.
Panch Mandir, Kapurthala Town
It was got built by the founder of the Kapurthala State, Fateh Singh Ahluwalia.
The prime dome in the centre is surrounded by several smaller temples dedicated
to different deities. It is the most striking building in the city of wonder
architecture. Its replica was exhibited in the pre-partition Punjab Museum at
Lahore.
Kali Devi Temple, Patiala
Situated opposite Baradari garden on the Mall Road of Patiala. This Temple was
built by the rulers of the Patiala State. Because of its beautiful wall paintings
and icons the temple has been declared a national monument.
