Thursday, July 21, 2011

Bunga Ramgarhia


Built by eminent Sikh warrior Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia in 1794, Ramgarhia Bunga is a fine piece of architectural marvel and civil engineering expertise.
It is structurally supported on parabolic arches decorated with cornices and the projections are supported by architraves and brackets.
Two minarets of 156 feet each, which were constructed for surveillance in and around the Golden Temple, are also a part of it. 
A joint Sikh army known as Dal Khalsa, comprising forces of Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia and Sardar Baghel Singh, attacked the Mughal ruler in Delhi and occupied the Red Fort in 1783

During the brief occupation by the Khalsa army, Sardar Ramgarhia removed the royal throne
Sardar Ramgarhia fettered it with chains and ropes and brought it to Amritsar to present it before the Almighty as a prisoner of war
At present, the seat of the throne measuring six feet in length, four feet in breadth and nine inches in thickness is placed in a tilted position, symbolising its surrender before the Golden Temple, on the ground floor of the Bunga Ramgarhia
The roof of the ground floor is supported by 44 red stone pillars brought by the Maharaja Ramgarhia from the Red Fort 

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  1. For more information please visit www.thesikhmisl.com (Bunga Section) giving complete history of Bunga

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