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| Thakurdwara Bhagwan Narainji | |
|---|---|
 Shri Ram panchayat painting at Thakurdwara Bhagwan Narainji | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Gurdaspur |
| Deity | Shri Raghunath ji |
| Festivals | Rama Navami and Baisakhi |
| Location | |
| Location | Gurdaspur |
| State | Punjab |
| Country | India |
  Location in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India  Thakurdwara Bhagwan Narainji (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 32°03′26″N 75°30′08″E / 32.0571°N 75.5023°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Rajputana |
Thakurdwara Bhagwan Narainji (popularly known as Pandori Dham[1][2]) is a historical Hindu temple belonging to Ramanandi Sampradaya,[3] located in the village Pandori Mahantan[4] in Gurdaspur district of Punjab in India. It constitutes one of the fifty-two Vaishnav dvaras of Indian subcontinent into which Bairagis have been organized.[1] The shrine was founded by Ramanandi saint Shri Bhagwanji[5] and his disciple Shri Narainji[6] after whom the shrine has been name.The temple is known for its spectacular Baisakhi fair.[4]
- ^ a b Census of India, 1991: Gurdaspur. Controller of Publications. 1996.
Pindori known as Darbar Pindori Dham has a large establishment of Vaishnava sect which constitutes as one of 52 Vaishnava Dvars into which Bairagi establishments are organised.
- ^ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society. 1971. p. 157.
The Dhyanpur gaddi is known as "Lāldvārā" much as the Pindori gaddi, also in the Gurdaspur district, is known as the "dvārā of Bhagwan-Narain ji.
- ^ Chaitanya, Krishna (1976). A History of Indian Painting. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-310-6.
The seat of the hieratic head or Mahant of the Ramanandi sect was Pindori, seven miles east of Gurdaspur.
- ^ a b Darshan. Consulate-General of India. 1982.
The most spectacular Baisakhi gathering can be seen at Pandori mahantan in the village of Tallpur (Gurdaspur district)
- ^ Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv (1964). Indian Sadhus. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-605-3.
The centre at Pindori in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, for example , is recorded to have been founded by one Bhagawan who was born in A.D. 1449.
- ^ Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Billawaria, Anita K. (1998). Pahāṛi Styles of Indian Murals. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-356-4.
Among the converts of Bhagwanji was a devotee, named Narainji who was afterwards known as Bhagwan-Nārāinji and whose miracles find illustration in the murals of the shrine