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| Rara Sahib | |
|---|---|
  Rara Sahib Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 30°43′37″N75°56′46″E / 30.727°N 75.946°E Coordinates: 30°43′37″N75°56′46″E / 30.727°N 75.946°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Ludhiana |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Payal, India |
Rara Sahib is a village near Ludhiana city in Punjab, India. This village was transformed from simple Rara to Rara Sahib due to the visit by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji.
Ludhiana is a city and a municipal corporation in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab, and India's largest city north of Delhi, with an area of 310sq. km and an estimated population of 1,618,879 as of the 2011 census. The population increases substantially during the harvesting season due to the migration of labourers from highly populated states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha. The city stands on the Sutlej River's old bank, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of its present course. It is an industrial center of northern India; the BBC has called it India's Manchester. Ludhiana was among the list of smart cities that will be developed by government of India. According to World Bank Group Ludhiana is the best city in India to do business.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Rara Sahib is located 22km south-east of Ludhiana, 14km north-east of Ahmedgarh and 22km north-west of Khanna. It lies on the Chawa-Payal-Ahmedgarh road and is situated on the bank of Bathinda branch of the Sirhind Canal.
Ahmedgarh is a city and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. Ahmedgarh is given the status of Tehsil in November 2016, which was earlier a sub-tehsil of Malerkotla tehsil. Later, in 1905, an exchange between the Nawab of Malerkotlata, Ahmed Ali Khan, and the Dhurkot family a bit of land was given to the Nawab to establish the town's first railway station hence the name of the town was changed to Ahmedgarh after his highness. It lies about 18 km north of Malerkotla on the Sangrur-Ludhiana road. It is 50 km from Sangrur, the district headquarters, 26 km from Ludhiana and 98 km from Chandigarh. It is a railway station on the Ludhiana-Jakhal railway line.
Khanna is a city and a municipal council in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, India.
Payal is a city in Ludhiana district in the Punjab, India.
The village has become famous in recent times because of the dedication of Sant Isher Singh Ji and Sant Kishan Singh Ji. On the request of Sardar Gian Singh Rarewala, they had stayed in the village Rara Sahib and had made this desolate place their abode. Subsequently, a huge Gurdwara complex known as Gurdwara Karamsar was built [1] besides this village.
