Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 characterized by Hinduism and later conversions ... Jalandhar District: 318,229 44.9% 390,499 55.1% 708,728 100% ...
Rurkee or Rurki (ਰੁੜਕੀ) is a village in Jalandhar district, Punjab. The village has two sides, Dhad Rurkee and Khaire di Patti. Villages neighbouring Rurkee include Rurka Kalan, Ghurka, Randhawa, and Pasla. Cities near Rurkee are Goraya, Phagwara, Nurmahal, and Phillaur.
Islam is a minority religion in Punjab, India followed by 535,489 people constituting about 1.93 percent of the state population out of 27.7 million population as of 2011 census report. [ 1 ] Islam has a strong historical presence in Punjab with many mosques , mausoleums and shrines.
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.
Buttran is a small village located in the Bhogpur tehsil of Jalandhar district in the Punjab, India. [1] ... Sikhism is the main religion followed by villagers, ...
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.