Gurudwara Baba Atal

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Sight Address : Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Ji is situated to the south of the Golden Temple. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Gurudwara Baba Atal Sahib is a lofty structure with an octagonal tower with nine stories and height of 45 meters. This is believed to be the cremation ground of Baba Atal, who died at the tender age of nine. The nine floors of the building stand representing the short span of life of Baba Atal. A simple monument earlier, the present structure was the contribution of Maharaja Renjith Singh.The small inner room of the gurudwara holds the Grantha Sahib. The doors on the ground floor, four in number, are ornamented with imprinted designs, on silver and brass sheets. Internal walls and the ceiling are enclosed with murals portraying incidents from the lives of Guru Nanak, his nine successors, Baba Buddha and Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons.

Gurudwara Baba Atal Amritsar

HistoryEdit

Gurudwara Baba Atal Sahib, nine-storey building represents the nine years of Baba Atal’s life. According to popular tradition, Atal Rai, at the age of nine, restored his close friend Mohan, son of a widow, to life after his sudden demise. Guru Hargobind considered his son’s act as being against the Sikh tradition and rebuked him for performing a feat involving a miracle and warned him that one’s spiritual power should be displayed “in purity of doctrine and holiness of living”. It is said that Atal Rai told his father that he would lay down his own life for breaking the law of nature by reviving his friend from the dead. So he went into a meditative trance and soon breathed his last. His pyre was lit on the bank of Kaulsar and, later on, to perpetuate his memory a monument was raised. Although Atal Rai died at the age of nine, he was honoured with the title of Baba, a grand old man, for the extraordinary powers he had displayed.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

Winter, between October and March.

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Morning , Afternoon , Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

Minimum 30 minutes to 1 Hour.

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Dress Require: Please dress appropriately so that you can comfortably and with decency sit on the carpeted floor. It is recommended that all visitors to the Gurdwara wear loose fitting clothing which covers most of your legs. And cover your head scarfs or handkerchief .

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Bubby Dhaba ; Amritsar, Punjab 143001 ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : This is place is well connected by road and it is easily accessible by taxi.Cabs will cost you more than Rs 200, and these can be taken up at the following agencies. Jawala Taxi Service- Ph: 0183 2532500
Punjab Taxi Service- Ph: 0183 2553761

Bus : Amritsar lies on the Grand Trunk Road that connects it with Delhi. Amritsar is well connected by road network with cities and towns in and out Punjab. State Transport Buses as well as other private buses are easily available to and from Amritsar. Daily direct buses to New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jammu, Katra, Dharamsala etc. are available from here. You can even find Volvo buses from Chandigarh, Delhi and Katra to Amritsar. Amritsar is 65 km from Kapurthala, 80 km from Jalandhar and 100 km from Pathankot.
Buses are the preferred mode of transport in Amritsar and buses that are run by the government normally charge around Rs 4 to 10 for a trip. However, Amritsar has a free bus service that you can avail in order to get to the Golden Temple from the local railway station. You can opt for this service in case you are looking to make a quick visit and travel back home from the city. Buses are well maintained and moderately crowded in Amritsar.

Train : Amritsar Railway Station is an important junction which is very well connected with major cities of India as well as with Lahore, the capital of Pakistan via rail rout. Some of the chief trains that can be availed to reach Amritsar include: Shatabdi Express, Shan-e-Punjab Express, Golden Temple Mail, Paschim Express, Akal Takht Express, Howrah-Amritsar Mail, Jan Shatabdi Express, Muri Express, Swarna Shatabdi, Amritsar Shatabdi and so on. Major destinations accessed from Amritsar via rail include Delhi, Mumbai, Howrah, Patna, Varanasi, Haridwar, Lucknow, Jammu and many more. After getting down at the railway station, take an auto-rickshaw, bus or hire a taxi to reach the destination within the city. Enquiries : 131, 133, 0183 – 2210809
Reservation – 133, 0183 – 2566486

Air : Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, located about 11 kilometers northwest from the city is the closest airbase from Amritsar. Placed on the Amritsar-Ajnala Road near a village of Raja Sansi. Presently, over 100 commercial flights a week; both domestic and international are handled at the airport. The airlines operational here include Air India, Air India Express, British Midland International , Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines, Qatar Airways, Turkmenistan Airlines, Air Slovakia and Uzbekistan Airways. The destinations accessed from here are: Delhi, Dammam, Sharjah, Toronto-Pearson, Bergamo, Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Dubai, Birmingham, Muscat, Bratislava, London-Heathrow, Ashgabat, Tashkent etc. To reach Delhi from Amritsar it takes just an hour via air. From the city to the airport you can reach by auto rickshaws or taxis.The travel from airport to the heart of the city, costs only about Rs 100 by taxi. Enquiries :
Amritsar International Airport, Rajasansi, Amritsar – 143101
Phone : 0183-2214166, Fax : 0183-2214358

Others : Auto rickshaws are also present in Amritsar and these are a faster mode of travel. By taking an auto rickshaw, you can reach your destinations easily while under a time crunch. Auto rickshaws do not run on meter and will cost you anywhere around Rs 20 to 40.

Things to CarryEdit

Amritsar gets really hot during the summer period that is from April to September. This is the time, when carry light cotton outfits are advisable. Always carry packaged water and a bottle of juice during the summer.November to March is the winter season, so, carry warm clothes.

Safety / WarningEdit

Take off your shoes. One is advised to take off their socks too, so that the foul smell of the socks does not enter the Gurudwara premises. Place your shoes in the shoe room.
Cover your head. This is also to show respect.
No alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or weapons.
Wash your hands and feet. This is to stop dirty feet and hands spreading dirt and dust spreading around the Gurdwara.