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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]
Gandhi Stadium or Burlton Park or BS Bedi Stadium is located in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab and is used for cricket matches. [1] As of 19 August 2017 it has hosted 1 Test and 3 ODIs. The stadium should not be confused with the 10,000-capacity Gandhi Stadium in Ambikapur , which is used for cricket and football.
As Jalandhar had a Muslim plurality at the time (45.23 per cent per the 1941 census) [9] it led to significant demographic change in the district, with the Muslim population becoming refugees in Pakistan, and an influx of Hindus and Sikhs arriving having abandoned their homes in the new Pakistan. [8]
Punjab (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b / ⓘ; [8] Punjabi: [pənˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ) is a state in northwestern India.Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territories of Jammu and Kashmir to the ...
Jalandhar Sarai including gateways: N-PB-13 Mughal Kos Minar Jahangir: Jalandhar Upload Photo: N-PB-14 Theh Gatti (Mound) Nagar: Jalandhar Upload Photo: N-PB-15 Mughal Kos Minar Nakodar: Jalandhar Upload Photo: N-PB-16 Tombs of Mohd. Momin and Hazi Jamal Nakodar: Jalandhar Tombs of Mohd. Momin and Hazi Jamal: N-PB-17 Sarai including gateway ...
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Jang-e-Azadi Memorial (lit. ' Battle for Freedom Memorial ') is a memorial and museum in Kartarpur town (near the city of Jalandhar) in Jalandhar district of Punjab, India, in memory of contribution and sacrifices made by the Punjabi community in Indian independence movement. [1]
Maiya: sung when the girl is preparing for the wedding and is bathed by the women at home. It goes for both men and women. Vedi de geet: sung while erecting the marriage pandal; Khatt: sung at the time the maternal grandparents present gifts to the bride on an overturned tokra, or basket; Pani vaarna: welcoming the bride to her new home