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Folk beliefs are most widespread in rural areas, [4] and this "popular religion" has been described as the religious practices of Punjab's "subordinate social sector," with miracle-working saints, malevolent deities, evil spirits, witchcraft and other occult practices, and village sites, where these practices are often centered.
Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. The district headquarters is the city of Jalandhar . Before the Partition of India , Jalandhar was also the headquarters of the Jalandhar Division , with constituent districts Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur , Ludhiana , Ferozepur and Kangra .
The city may be named after Jalandhara, a Nath Guru who was from here. [citation needed] The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in the Vedas.Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of Lava, son of Rama or that the name derives from the vernacular term Jalandhar, meaning area inside the water, i.e., tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas. [4]
Religion in the Punjab in ancient history was ... in reaction to both Punjabi and subcontinent-wide cultural practices ... Jalandhar District: 318,229 44.9% ...
2 Culture. Toggle Culture subsection ... Buttran is a small village located in the Bhogpur tehsil of Jalandhar district in the ... Sikhism is the main religion ...
Devi Talab Mandir is a Hindu temple, located in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. The temple is devoted to Goddess Durga [1] and is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. It is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. [2] A model of the Amarnath Temple, dedicated to God Shiva, is located within the temple complex.
4 Religion. 5 Talhan caste conflict. 6 General. 7 Location map. ... Talhan is a village in Jalandhar district, near the Jalandhar Cantonment, in Punjab, India. [1 ...
St. Mary's Cathedral in Jalandhar, India. Christians form 1.26% of the total population numbering around 350,000 in Punjab, India as per as the 2011 census. [1] The Diocese of Amritsar of the Church of North India has its seat in Punjab as does the Roman Catholic diocese of Jalandhar.