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Jalandhar tours
Jalandhar has quite a few stories related to its nomenclature. The most popular being that the word ‘Jalandhar’ refers to the region between the two rives Sutlej and Beas. Popular amongst tourists as a religious hotspot, it has quite a few destinations of religious significance. Some of them include:-
Devi Talab Mandir
It is located in the centre of Jalandhar City. The old Devi Talab has been renovated and, in its interiors, a new shrine has been constructed. An old temple of goddess Kali also stands adjacent to the Devi Talab.
Tulsi Mandir
The temple of Vrinda, wife of Jalandhara, is a primeval tombstone of the city, located in the Kot Kishan Chand neighbourhood. It is also known as the Tulsi Mandir.At some distance is the shrine of Gupha, with the picture of Annapurna, the icon of plenty, installed in it. Also located is the Brahm Kund which has some temples devoted to Shiva. Close to the Balmiki gate is the Sheetla Mandir, said to be as old as the City of Jalandhar. Within its building are also two small old temples of Hanuman and Shiva.
Shiv Mandir
Located at Gur Mandi, Shiv Mandir is believed to have been built by the Nawab of Sultanpur Lodhi.
Gurdwara Chhevin Padshahi
Guru Hargobind visited the town of Jalandhar during his detour of Doaba area. A few other places worth visiting are the Sanyas Ashram on the Kapurthala road. Nathan-Di Bagichi, Darbar Muhammad Jamal Zahra, Baba Jhandianala shrines of Baba Lakki Shah Pir and Dargah Pir Hazi Shah Qutab located in the Jalandhar Cantonment.
Kartarpur Gurudwara
Kartarpur located 16km from Jalandhar is well-known for the Gurudwara built by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjun Devji in 1656 A.D. A carnival is held every year on his birth anniversary where large numbers of devotees attend the fair. There is a memorial here for Swami Virjanad who was the teacher of Swami Dayanand Saraswathi; the founder of Arya Samaj.
Moorish Mosque
The Moorish mosque is situated in Kapurthala about 21 km from Jalandhar. The mosque was constructed in 1930 by a French architect Manteaux, during the reign of Jagatjit Singh, the last Maharaja of Kapurthala. The design resembles that of the great Qutbiya Mosque, at Marakesh in Morocco. The inner dome of the mosque has designs by the artists of the Mayo School of Arts, Lahore.
