Holy Cities, heritage projects and Gurpurabs: Faith and heritage respected

Updated: Today
Copy Link

Last Updated: 3 October 2026

Faith & heritage under the Mann Govt:
-- 1st ever Special Assembly session outside Chandigarh held at Sri Anandpur Sahib (24 Nov 2025)[1]
-- Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo notified as Holy Cities[2]
-- Year-long state events for the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Nov 2025) and the 650th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji (Feb 2027)
-- Martyrs' hometowns get ₹51.70 cr (Khatkar Kalan) and ₹107 cr (Sunam) projects[3][4]
-- Mata Janaki and Luv-Kush temple announced nearby[5]

1. 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Nov 2025)

Special Assembly session & Holy Cities

24 Nov 2025: In a first, a special sitting of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha was held outside Chandigarh, at Sri Anandpur Sahib (Bhai Jaita Ji Memorial), on the 350th Shaheedi Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji[6][1:1]
-- House unanimously adopted a resolution paying homage to the Guru's supreme sacrifice[7]
-- Same sitting accorded Holy City status to the towns of the three Takhts in Punjab (Amritsar Walled City, Talwandi Sabo, Sri Anandpur Sahib)[8]

  • Session began after a Nagar Kirtan reached Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib; ministers and MLAs stayed with the sangat as sevadars in a temporary Assembly venue built for the session[9]

Holy Cities

Government notified Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo (seats of the three Takhts in Punjab) as Holy Cities on 21 Dec 2025[2:1]

  • Sale of meat, alcohol, tobacco and intoxicants to be prohibited in these cities[2:2]
  • E-rickshaws, mini-buses and other public transport promised for pilgrims[2:3]

Month-long commemoration[10]

  • ₹20 crore to relay internal and approach roads, with reflector lights and premix carpeting[11]

  • "White City" project started 12 Nov 2025, with 20,000+ litres of paint donated by the public[12]

  • Exhibition gallery at Virasat-e-Khalsa on the Guru's life, inaugurated 23 Nov 2025[13]

  • 360° Mixed Reality tribute "Hind Di Chadar" (11 moments of the Guru's life) via QR codes[14]

  • Guru's life and teachings to be taught in all government and private schools[15]

  • Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra phase 2 was launched on 29 Oct 2025 in honour of the 350th Shaheedi Diwas[16]: full details

  • Heritage walkway (580 m, white marble) at Sri Anandpur Sahib: foundation laid 5 Oct 2025, due by 31 Mar 2026[17]

  • Sri Guru Teg Bahadur World Class University at Sri Anandpur Sahib approved by Cabinet on 7 Mar 2026[18]

  • Fatehgarh Sahib Shaheedi Sabha (Dec 2025): arrangements for ~50 lakh devotees over three days[19]

  • 3.5 lakh saplings planted in every district to mark the occasion[20]

Events across cities: 350th Shaheedi Diwas

Four Nagar Kirtans, one from each region, converged on Sri Anandpur Sahib on 22 Nov 2025[21][22]

  • Srinagar route (544 km): Jammu, Pathankot, Dasuya, Hoshiarpur, Mahilpur, Garhshankar; halts at Jammu, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur[22:1]
  • Majha-Doaba route (345 km): Gurdaspur, Batala, Baba Bakala, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Goindwal Sahib, Kapurthala, Kartarpur, Jalandhar, Banga, Balachaur[22:2]
  • Malwa-1 route (320 km): Faridkot, Ferozepur, Moga, Jagraon, Ludhiana, Khanna, Sirhind, Fatehgarh Sahib, Morinda, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar[22:3]
  • Malwa-2 route (354 km): Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala, Rajpura, Banur, Mohali, Kurali, Rupnagar[22:4]
  • Ferozepur welcomed the Malwa-1 Nagar Kirtan with Punjab Police salute and school bands[23]

Light & sound shows (laser lighting and 3D projection) held in districts across Punjab

  • 4 Nov 2025: Patiala, Jalandhar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Pathankot[24]
  • 8 Nov 2025: Batala, Faridkot, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur[24:1]
  • 11 Nov 2025: Ferozepur (45-minute show, Dhadi vaars)[25]
  • 20 Nov 2025: Sri Anandpur Sahib (Charan Ganga Stadium)[26]

Good to know

  • State-level logo unveiled on 25 Sep 2025; events planned at historic sites linked to the Guru's visits[21:1]
  • All universities and colleges directed to hold seminars between 27 Oct and 30 Nov 2025[27]
  • Light & sound show, drone show and devotee facilities at Anandpur Sahib extended till 20 Dec 2025[28]

2. Funds for historic villages visited by the Gurus

₹71 crore to 142 villages and towns visited by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Malwa, Doaba and Majha), cheques handed to sarpanches and councillors on 20 Nov 2025 -- about ₹50 lakh each[29][30]
-- For basic infrastructure, devotee amenities, beautification of roads leading to the sacred sites and other development works[29:1]

Good to know: The government pledged in Aug 2025 that every village and city touched by the Guru would be developed; grants are paid into panchayat accounts and sarpanches are responsible for spending[31][30:1]

3. 650th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji (Feb 2027)

Year-long statewide programme[32][33]

  • Documentary screened in 13,000+ villages through mobile LED vans[33:1]
  • Foundation of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji Bani Adhyayan Centre (10.4 acres, ₹37 cr) at Dera Sachkhand Ballan, Jalandhar, on 9 Aug 2026[34]
  • 1.5 crore saplings in 2026-27 (6.5 lakh in each district)[20:1]

Good to know

  • 650 acres of "Guru Ravidass Bagichis" and 45 Pavittar Vans planned, main function at Sri Khuralgarh Sahib[32:1][35]
  • Four Shobha Yatras to converge at Sri Khuralgarh Sahib; Tirath Yatras to Varanasi planned[36][33:2]

Events across cities: 650th Parkash Purab

Programmes across Punjab for Guru Ravidass Ji's 650th Parkash Purab (budget of ~₹100 cr)[37]

  • 92 drone shows (500+ drones each) covering every Assembly constituency in Malwa, Doaba and Majha clusters from Sep 2026[37:1][38]
  • 12 Special Kirtan Samagams, 7 held by Aug 2026; the first was the Kirtan Darbar at Rupnagar on 26 Apr 2026[39]
  • "Run for Equality" marathons in all districts, e.g. Ferozepur (5 km, 2 Sep 2026)[40]
  • Documentary vans in villages, e.g. Ferozepur Rural (Aug 2026)[41]
  • Seminars and workshops at universities and colleges from Jul to Nov 2026[37:2]

Good to know:

  • Four Shobha Yatras from Varanasi, Jammu, Faridkot and Bathinda will reach Sri Khuralgarh Sahib before the three-day state function (kirtan darbars, Bani conferences, 3D projection at Minar-e-Begumpura, drone shows)[37:3]

4. Hamare Ram and Ek Shaam Bhagwan Shiv De Naam programs

"Hamare Ram" (Aug–Sep 2026)

  • 41 free performances in 12 cities (Mohali, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Patiala, Ludhiana, Sangrur, Khanna), led by Ashutosh Rana; inaugurated in Mohali on 7 Aug 2026[42]
  • Ferozepur staged two shows on 30 Aug 2026 with a 150-member troupe[43]

"Ek Shaam Bhagwan Shiv De Naam"

  • Devotional evenings with singer Hansraj Raghuwanshi, scheduled at Amritsar (27 Jun 2026), Gurdaspur (28 Jun) and Batala (29 Jun), with Kejriwal and CM Mann to attend[44]

Mata Janaki and Luv-Kush temple announced nearby[5:1]

5. Heritage places & martyrs' hometowns

Sunam (Shaheed Udham Singh)

  • Projects worth ₹107 crore dedicated on 31 Jul 2026, including a Trauma Centre, Medicines Warehouse, Blood Bank and an Armed Forces Preparatory Institute[4:1]
  • Foundation laid on 31 Jul 2025 for ~₹85 cr of works: tehsil complex, bus stand, girls' school, indoor sports complex, college upgrade; Sunam-Patiala highway renamed Shaheed Udham Singh Highway[45]

Khatkar Kalan (Shaheed Bhagat Singh)

  • Heritage Complex of ₹51.70 crore, foundation laid 28 Jul 2025, to be completed in nine months[3:1]
  • 350 m Heritage Street from the museum to the ancestral house, 30 m national flag, 700-seat auditorium, restored ancestral home and digitised library[3:2]

Sultanpur Lodhi

  • 23 urban development projects worth ₹240 crore under way[46]

Valmiki Tirath Sthal (Amritsar)

  • Advisory Board appointed to develop it at international scale[47]

Dhudike (Lala Lajpat Rai's birthplace)

  • to be developed as a model village with sewerage, pond and playgrounds, announced 28 Jan 2026[48]

References:

  1. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213788 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 20 Nov 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=215047 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 21 Dec 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=208249 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 28 Jul 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=224666 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 31 Jul 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=223086 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 28 Jun 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

  6. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=211666 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 3 Oct 2025) ↩︎

  7. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213950 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 24 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  8. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213965 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 24 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  9. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213161 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 6 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  10. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=212287 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 17 Oct 2025) ↩︎

  11. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213201 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 7 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  12. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213429 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 12 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  13. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213920 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 23 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  14. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=214010 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 25 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  15. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213319 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 10 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  16. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=212776 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 29 Oct 2025) ↩︎

  17. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=211742 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 5 Oct 2025) ↩︎

  18. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=218116 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 7 Mar 2026) ↩︎

  19. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=215202 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 26 Dec 2025) ↩︎

  20. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=223778 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 13 Jul 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

  21. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=211253 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 25 Sep 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎

  22. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=212076 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 12 Oct 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  23. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213795 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 20 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  24. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213249 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 8 Nov 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎

  25. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213395 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 11 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  26. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=213800 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 20 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  27. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=212435 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 21 Oct 2025) ↩︎

  28. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=214169 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 29 Nov 2025) ↩︎

  29. https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2025/11/20/des88-pb-guru-mann.html (PTI, 20 Nov 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎

  30. https://www.rozanaspokesman.com/news/punjab/010126/bhagwant-singh-mann-led-punjab-government-grants-inr-50-lakh-to-punjab.html (Rozana Spokesman) ↩︎ ↩︎

  31. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/every-village-city-touched-by-guru-teg-bahadur-to-be-developed-says-cabinet-minister (Tribune, 2 Aug 2025) ↩︎

  32. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=219654 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 11 Apr 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

  33. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=223504 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 7 Jul 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  34. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=225106 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 9 Aug 2026) ↩︎

  35. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=221888 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 30 May 2026) ↩︎

  36. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=227108 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 22 Sep 2026) ↩︎

  37. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=225679 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 21 Aug 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  38. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=225923 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 26 Aug 2026) ↩︎

  39. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=220317 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 27 Apr 2026) ↩︎

  40. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=226206 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 2 Sep 2026) ↩︎

  41. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=224944 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 6 Aug 2026) ↩︎

  42. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=225016 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 7 Aug 2026) ↩︎

  43. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=226095 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 30 Aug 2026) ↩︎

  44. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=222867 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 22 Jun 2026) ↩︎

  45. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=208403 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 31 Jul 2025) ↩︎

  46. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=207183 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 8 Jul 2025) ↩︎

  47. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=217080 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 10 Feb 2026) ↩︎

  48. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=216529 (Punjab Govt Press Release, 28 Jan 2026) ↩︎

Related Pages

No related pages found.