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Gurudwara
Chheharta
Sahib,
7
km
west
of
Amritsar
(31°
38'N,
74°
52'E),
is
named
after
a
well
that
Guru
Arjan
(1563-1606)
had
sunk.
The
well
was
so
wide,
and
the
water
supply
so
abundant,
that
six
Persian
wheels
installed
around
the
interior
of
its
circufrence
could
operate
simultaneously.
Hence
its
name
Chheharta,
lit.
having
six
(chhe)
Persian
wheels
(hart
or
harta).
The
well
has
now
been
covered,
but
its
water
is
still
pumped
to
feed
the
main
tank
of
the
Gurdwara.
Now
developed
as
an
industrial
township,
Chheharta
falls
within
the
revenue
limits
of
Vadali
Guru,
a
village
one
km
to
the
south,
where
Guru
Arjan
stayed
during
1594-97
Now
developed
as
an
industrial
township,
Chheharta
falls
within
the
revenue
limits
ofVadali
Guru,
a
village
one
km
to
the
south,
where
Guru
Arjan
had
stayed
during
1594-97.The
Gurdwara
complex,
set
on
a
6acre
walled
compound,
includes
a
divan
hall,
with
a
square
sanctum
in
the
middle
enclosed
by
a
brass
palisade.
Above
the
sanctum
is
a
square
room
with
a
lotus
dome
topped
by
a
goldplated
pinnacle.
Two
Nishan
Sahibs,
Sikh
flags,
atop
25metre
tall
flagposts,
one
on
either
side,
stand
in
front
of
the
hall.
The
Gurdwara
is
managed
by
the
Shiromani
Gurdwara
Parbandhak
Committee
through
a
local
committee,
which
also
controls
other
historical
shrines
ofVadali
Guru.
Congregations
held
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
light
half
of
every
lunar
month
attract
large
gatherings.
The
largestattended
is
the
fair
held
on
this
day
in
the
month
of
Magh
(JanuaryFebruary)
which
marks
the
popular
Basant
Parichami
festival.
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