Temple Profile

Temple Profile: Gurudwara Buda Johad

Location:	Shahid Nagar, Budha Johad	God Worshipped:	Shri Guru Granth Sahib
District:	Sriganganagar	Road Distance from Jaipur:	600 km
Built in the year:		Nearest Airport:	Bikaner (250 km)
By	The Sikh Sangat (Sikh Community).	Nearest Rly. Station:	Jaitsar (30 km)

Cause of Establishment:
During the days of Islamic invaasion, a Sikh Community of Punjab come to this place in Rajasthan to escape the repression and conversion. Thye saw the waterbody (Johad here). One day news came that a muslim invaaer Massa Ragad was defiling the holy Sikh temple at Amritsar. The head of the Boodha Dal sent two brave men to Amritsar. There they be headed the desptic repressor Massa Ragad and brought his head here. They trut u the head as a trophy on a Khejari tree. In the name of those two heroes, this gurudwara Shaheed Nagar Budha Joahd was got constructed by the Sikh Sangat.

Brief of the Diety:
Shri Guru Granth Sahib the sacred book of the Sikh faith is worshipped. Sikhs do not believe in idolatory. Shri Guru Granth Saheb is reverentially recited here and ceremonial worship is offered. All devottes touch the ground with their heads in reverence.
Religious sect to which the temple belongs:
This holy place belongs to the Sikh Community in particular and all Hindus in general.
Architecture of the Temple:
Important Architectural Characteristics:
A splendid spacious Guru Dwara has been built here. Behind is a Sarovar (water tank on ground) Beautiful bathing steps have been constructed around the sarovar for holy bath. Around, there are lodges for the travelling devotees, In front a school and a college has been built. The place is strewn with bruit bearing and ornamental shady trees. Flowerplants and creepers make the place idyllic.


Material of Construction:	Bricks, Stone, Lime, Cement and wood.
Total Construction Time:	Construction has been going on for years not know.

Religious aspects of temple:

Sikhs & Hindus.

Timings:
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Custom & Traditions of Temple:
To propagate the teachings of Sikh faith and also disseminate the sentiments of martyrdom for the rigth cause. Spread of education of course, is a mission.