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Punjab is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, and historical region in South Asia, located in its northwestern part, comprising areas of modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India. Lahore is its largest
A 17th-century painting by Charles Le Brun depicting the battle of King Porus against Alexander the Great.
Taxila in Pakistan is a World Heritage Site.
The Malot Temple, constructed by Odi Shahi dynasty in Gandhara-Nagara style in the 10th century CE
Illustration of Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire
Sikhism
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Sikhism, also known as Sikhi, is an Indian religion and philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently
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…10th century. The region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of the Punjab region. The rise of Sikhism in the 1700s saw some Punjabis, both Hindu and Muslim, accepting the new Sikh faith. A number of Punjabis during the colonial period of India became…
Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the spiritual capital of Sikhism.
Tarn Taran Sahib – The World's Largest Sarovar (sacred pool)
A sketch made in 1844 by Emily Eden of the "Akalees or Immortals". Digitised by the Panjab Digital Library.
A Nihang Sikh at the Harmandir Sahib, also called the Golden Temple