Gurdwara Thamm Ji Sahib Jalandhar

Gurdwara Sri Tham Sahib Kartarpur is named after a massive wooden log (‘tham’ in Punjabi means wooden log) that was used as a central support for the first assembly hall built by Guru Arjan. The Tham was later treated by Sikhs as a sacred Sikh artifact, they named this pillar as ‘dukhan da thaman’ by giving it various boons. A very beautiful platform was also contructed around this pillar.
Some time after the building was destroyed in 1757 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, a simple structure was raised on the site, replaced by the present 7 storey structure constructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Standing on a high plinth in the middle of a walled compound, it comprises of a 15 metre square, double storey, marble floored hall, encompassing the square sanctum at the ground floor. The six storeys rising above the sanctum are topped by a dome with a gilded pinnacle