Chheharta Sahib is a town located 7 km Tara Singh, "Sri Gur Tirath Sangarahi" west of

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city of

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, on the

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leading to the

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border. The town derives its name from the Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib, established by the fifth Sikh Guru

Guru Arjan Dev ji Guru Arjan ( Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of ...

History

, the fifth Sikh guru, had a large well constructed in this area. The well was so large that it required 6 Persian wheels to operate. Chheharta got its name from the six wheels, where six is ''chhe (Punjabi: ਛੇ)'', and the Persian wheel is called ''hart (Punjabi: ਹਰਟ'' ). Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib

Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well side view

Present

The town is now an industrial township with a large concentration of population. The Town attracts huge visitors on the occasion of

Basant Panchmi Vasant Panchami, also called Saraswati Puja in honor of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways depending on the region. ...

in which the Old tradition of Kite Flying is still very common. The Crowd is enriched with people wearing yellow turbans which hold a significance to the spring festival. It is famous for Basant Panchmi which is a festival marking Spring season people living in Punjab. People from all over the Punjab visit and fly kites and offer prayers to their Guru .

Rail

Cheharta Railway Station is the first railway station while going towards

Attari railway station Attari Shyam Singh railway station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Attari and the Wagah border with Pakistan. In May 2015, Government of Punjab changed the name of station to Attari Sham Singh railway ...

. It is famous for its historical Gurudwara. And is the main station for import and export with

. It has 2 platforms. One is for passengers and other one is for freight train. Government has planned to construct 2 washing lines in this railway station. The Town is well connected to the other parts of the state, being 4 km away from the

Amritsar Junction railway station Amritsar Central railway station (station code: ASR) is a railway located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Amritsar. It is the largest and busiest railway station of Punjab. History The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railw ...

. Chheharta Railway Station is the main terminal station. The Railway Station operation is confined mainly to goods trains. It is heavily used to load and unload merchandise which earns it a monthly revenue of 9 crore. The Station meet the local demands with the help of Solitary passenger train Amritsar-Chheharta-Attari and Attari-Chheharta-Amritsar. The Ministry of Railways have allocated Rs 60 crore for its infrastructure. The railway station will be developed into a satellite railway station.

References

External References

*http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/historic-gurdwaras-in-punjab/chheharta-sahib-gurdwara *http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/rly-allocates-rs-60-cr-for-infra-at-chheharta-railway-station/187475.html {{Amritsar district Villages in Amritsar district Former capital cities in India Cities and towns in Amritsar district