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'''Gurdwara Baba Atal''' is a famous [[Gurdwara]] of [[Amritsar]]. Many of the millions of pilgrims that visit the [[Harmandir Sahib]] every year do not realise that one of Amritsar’s finest architectural marvels, and one of the [[Sikh]] religion's most poignant places of worship, is just a short walk from the famous Harmandir Sahib.
'''Gurdwara Baba Atal''' is a famous [[Gurdwara]] of [[Amritsar]]. It is just a short walk from the famous Harmandir Sahib.


==Architecture==
==Architecture==

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Gurudwara, Baba Atal near Golden Temple
ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ ਸਾਹਿਬ
Baba Atal
Baba Atal
General information
Architectural styleSikh architecture
Town or cityAmritsar
CountryIndia
Completed17th Century

Gurdwara Baba Atal is a famous Gurdwara of Amritsar. It is just a short walk from the famous Harmandir Sahib.

Architecture[edit | edit source]

Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar

Built some two centuries ago, the Baba Atal Gurdwara is a touching commemoration of the young life of Baba Atal Rai, the son of Guru Hargobind. Its nine storeys echo his nine years of life before his death in 1628.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. G.S., Randhir (1990). Sikh shrines in India. New Delhi: The Director of Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. pp. 13–14.

External links[edit | edit source]

31°37′02″N 74°52′38″E / 31.61722°N 74.87722°E / 31.61722; 74.87722