| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | PB02017454 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Gurudawara Attal Rai sahib |
| State / राज्य | Punjab |
| District / जिला | Amritsar |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Majitha (M Cl) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Amritsar City |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Colonial - औपनिवेशिककाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 17th - 18th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | Late Mughal |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Amritsar, PUNJAB |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 31 37 14 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 74 52 33 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | It is situated at a distance of Few km from Amritsar Bus Stand. |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Amritsar Airport |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Amritsar Railway Station |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Amritsar Bus Stand |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Amritsar lies between the river Beas and Ravi forming the lower part of Upper Bari Doab of Punjab Plain. This structure lies in a sub-urban area. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | Gurdwara Baba Atal Sahib is situated to the south of the Golden Temple, about 185 metres from Sarai Guru Ram Das. The nine-storey octagonal tower, standing 40 metres high, is the tallest building in Amritsar. Originally a samadhi, or cenotaph, enshrining the remains of Baba Atal Rai, a son of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Guru of the Sikhs, it was transformed, with the passage of time, into a gurdwara. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
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. The present nine-storey building represents the nine years of Baba Atal s life. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Sikh - सिख |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
This is a multi storey Gurudawara made on a hexagonal plan. The main entrance has a small gate with metal door and a metal railing surrounding the structure. The upper storey has several small aerial windows on all sides of the structure. The structure has flat roof with a Bengali Chattri having a bulbous ribbed dome placed on a hexagonal base and having a finial at top. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The structure is built using bricks, lime and plaster. The main door and railings are made up of metal. There is marble work on the floor and the dome has been coated with gold. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Religious |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Private - निजी |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | G.S., Randhir |
| Name / नाम | Sikh shrines in India. |
| Year / वर्ष | 1990 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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