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Thursday 25 October 2012

Gurudwara Kiratpur Sahib

Kiratpur was established in 1627 by the 6th Prophet, Guru Hargobind Ji. The place is associated with the memory of a Muslim Saint, Pir Buddan Shah who was gifted with a very long life. It is situated on the bank of river Sutlej and is at a distance of about 10 km from Anandpur Sahib towards the south, on the Nangal-Rupnagar-Chandigarh road. It is sacred to the Sikhs and they immerse the ashes of their dead at this place. It has a long association with most of the Sikh Gurus. Guru Nanak Dev is said to have visited this place when it was little more than a wilderness. Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru spent the last few years of his life here. There are many Gurdwaras in Kiratpur like Gurdwara Bavangarh Gurdwara Pata Puri, etc

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