Goindwal Sahib
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Sikh Empire
- Located in
- Amritsar district
- Population
- 7772
- Elevation
- 217
- Image
- Gurudwara Goindwal Sahib.jpg
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- postal code
- 143422
- P12749
- quotation mark
- native label
- ਗੋਇੰਦਵਾਲ
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- The origin of the Goindwal name
- Amar Das's daily seva of bringing water for Guru Angad
- Sikh Development in Goindwal
- Guru Amar Das leaves Goindwal
- Emperor Akbar's visit
- Bhai Jetha (Guru Ram Das) at Goindwal
- Emperor Akbar's visit
- Guru Hargobind and Guru Tegh Bahadur's visit
- Guru Har Rai's visit
- Architecture
- References
thumbnail|Gurdwara Sri Goindwal Sahib|The Baoli Sahib
Goindwal (, pronunciation: , meaning ‘City of Govind’, an epithet of God), also known as Goindwal Sahib and alternatively transliterated as Goindval, is located in the Taran Taran district of the Majha region of Punjab, India about from Tarn Taran Sahib. In the 16th century it became an important center for the Sikh religion during the Guruship of the Guru Amar Das Ji. Goindwal is on the banks of the Beas River and is one of the focal points of small scale industries of Tarn Taran district.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goindwal Sahib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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