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Living Memories of the Punjab (A Visit to a Gurdwara)

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I am from Punjab, Pakistan, the province of five rivers. This land is full of green fields, beautiful canal views and stunning landscapes. Its fields are fertile, it has a very beautiful culture, people with generous hearts and hospitable nature. It observes four seasons in full strength throughout the year, warm in summers and severe cold in winters but pleasant in spring and rainy in monsoons. In our side of Punjab, there are many villages naming Khalsa like, Thoa Khalsa, Choa Khalsa, Dehra Khalsa and Nakka Khalas Pur etc. A view of ready to harvest wheap crop, taken in Spring 2016, district Gujrat, Pakistan The word “Khalsa” is so common and I listened it so much that I never noticed, that it is a word that belongs to Sikh dictionary. But after learning that Khalsa is a related to pure Sikhism, there was a desire in me to explore these places. So I have explored many such place where Sikh people lived and also visited there sacred places. Now I am writing about the vi