Lakhpat Gurdwara Sahib
Lakhpat Gurdwara Sahib or Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi (Gurdwara of The First Master) is a Gurdwara, a place of worship for the Sikhs, located in Lakhpat of Kutch district, Gujarat, India. Guru Nanak on his way to Mecca stayed over in the town during his second (1506-1513) and fourth (1519-1521) missionary journey called Udasis. It is believed that he had visited the site during his fourth journey. The descendants of the host established Gurdwara here in early 19th century. This Gurdwara have his relics like wooden footwear and palkhi (cradle) as well as manuscripts and markings of two important heads of Udasi sect. The site is worshiped by the Udasi sect and initially it was maintained by them. Now it is maintained by local Sikh community and Gurdwara Shri Guru Nanak Singh Sabha of Gandhidham. The Gurdwara is the State Protected Monument (S-GJ-65) by the state archeological department. It has won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award in 2004 [1] of Distinction for conservation after the earthquake in 2001.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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- ^ "Asia Pacific awards files 2004-winners" (PDF). Bangkok UNESCO.org. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ BOTTOMLINE - THE AWARD COMES AS A GIFT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS, NONE OF THEM SIKH, WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE RESTORATION PROJECT. Stone by stone, they restored gurudwara to bag UNESCO award Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine; by Rupam Jain Nair; 9 September 2004; The Indian Express
- ^ A gurdwara in no man's land; With Sunil Raghu in Lakhpat; 3 January 2006; CNN-IBN
- ^ Google Books Review: History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1469-1606 C.E; By Surjit Singh Gandhi; Published by Atlantic Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd.; ISBN 978-81-269-0859-2
- ^ Gurudwara Pehli Patshahi (Lakhpat)[permanent dead link]; Gateway to Sikhism. Also posted at [1] Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A year of cycling across India to save youth from drugs Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine; 31 January 2009; IANS; Bombay News.Net. Also posyed at [2]
- ^ UNESCO. "Jury members Gurmeet S Rai". Retrieved 9 December 2018.