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Delhi To Ropar is 297 Kms, Chandigarh To Ropar is 50 Kms, Ambala To Ropar is 97 Kms Approx.
Ropar to Manali is 265 Kms Approx... |
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The district of Rupnagar is named after its district headquarters, the town of Rupnagar. Formerly known as Ropar, the town of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen.
Delhi To Ropar is 297 Kms, Chandigarh To Ropar is 50 Kms, Ambala To Ropar is 97 Kms Approx.
Ropar to Manali is 265 Kms Approx...
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Anandpur Sahib : Anandpur Sahib, a historical town in this district was founded by 9th Guru of Sikhs Shri Guru Teg Bahadar Ji after buying Land in Village Makowal in 1723 A.D. It is at this place that the great 9th Guru performed perance to commemorate the gurudwara Bhaura Sahib built at Anandpur Sahib . It is also here at Anandpur Sahib that Kashmiri Pandits approached 9th Guru to save them from Mughal Tyranny. Acceding their request on the motivation of Guru Gobind Singh Ji , Shri Guru Teg Bahadar Ji left for Delhi to make Supreme Sacrifice. At Anandpur Sahib the great 10th Guru of Sikhs Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji spent his early age . It is here that the great Guru mastered the use of arms in Kila Anandgarh Sahib.
Kiratpur Sahib : Kiratpur also known as Kiratpur Sahib is a town in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India. The town is the location of the Gurdwara Patal Puri where Sikhs take ashes of their dead.
Kiratpur Sahib was established in 1627 by the 6th Nanak, Guru Hargobind, who bought the land from Raja Tara Chand of Kehloor through his son, Baba Gurditta. The place is also associated with the memory of a Muslim saint, Pir Buddan Shah.
It is situated on the bank of the Sutlej about 10 km south of Anandpur, about 30 km north of Rupnagar and 90 km from Chandigarh on the Nangal-Rupnagar-Chandigarh road (NH21)
It is a sacred place for the Sikhs. 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. Both Guru Har Rai and Guru Harkrishan were also born at this place and they received the Gurgadi (Guruship) at this place.
Gurdwara Patal PuriThis Gurdwara, on the banks of the Sutlej, is situated near the railway tracks and is the place where many Sikhs take the ashes of their dead to be immersed in the river. Guru Hargobind in 1644 as well as Guru Har Rai in 1661 were cremated here. The ashes of Guru Harkrishan were brought from Delhi and immersed here in 1664. |
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| K.Supral'z Motel |
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| Ropar Nangal Manali Road, Malikpur, 3 Kms from Ropar towards Manali .
Ropar |
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94173-52090 |
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01881-214407 |
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Manjit Singh Sidhu |
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| Jot Hotel |
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Ropar Nangal Manali Road, Bunga Sahib
(Ropar)
3 Kms before Kiratpur Sahib |
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01887 212075 |
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98764 65575 |
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Gurnam Singh |
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